Popponesset Beach Ass'n v. Marchillo

No express covenant or reservation appears in the chain of title of the defendants that imposes an obligation to contribute to a planned area association. Popponesset Beach Association, Inc. (“the Association”), provides services, including the maintenance of roads, a beach, and a community building, as well as social programs such as a Fourth of July Field Day, movies, Irish Night, and a fashion show.2 For those services, the Association levies dues and special assessments that-the defendants, who are property owners in the Association’s service area, have declined to pay on the ground that…