Lincoln, Nebraska • Established 1989

A well-run neighborhood begins with informed neighbors.

Welcome to the official home of the Old Cheney Place Neighborhood Owners Association — 71 single-family homes and townhomes near 27th & Old Cheney Road, working together to keep our community strong, transparent, and welcoming.

Who We Are

Our Community

The Old Cheney Place Neighborhood Owners Association is a Nebraska nonprofit homeowners association in Lincoln consisting of 71 single-family homes and townhomes. Membership comes automatically with ownership. Annual dues maintain the commons area and the drainage channel and cover the administration of the association. The association is run by a small volunteer board, and every owner is welcome to take part. We are committed to a welcoming, inclusive, and accountable community.

71Homes & townhomes
1989Covenants recorded
6Neighborhood streets
Homes in the Old Cheney Place neighborhood
A Brief History

When the neighborhood was developed in the mid-to-late 1980s, the developer (Dicon, Inc.) was required to maintain the commons area and the land along the drainage channel. Knowing those areas would be deeded to the property owners, the developer established the Old Cheney Place Neighborhood Owners Association so that everyone who owned property here would share in maintaining it. As development reached completion in late 1991, ownership of the common areas transferred to the association.

Townhome owners pay additional dues that cover lawn care and snow removal, and each townhome has its own underground sprinkler system maintained by the owner. The board sets the annual budget and dues, presented at the Annual Meeting on the first Monday in December. Original owners still occupy three single-family homes in our association.

Old Cheney Place neighborhood

Our streets: Jameson North • Briar Rosa Drive • Moor Drive • Derby Drive • Channel Drive • Sequoia Drive

Announcements

News & Updates

Community bulletins and association notices. (Board: edit these on the admin page.)

Stay Connected

Meetings & Events

The Annual Meeting is the first Monday in December; board meetings are held quarterly and are open to all members. (Board: update dates on the admin page.)

Transparency

Association Documents

The governing documents of the association, available to every owner. Members also have the right to inspect the association's books and records on request (Bylaws Art. X).

Financial Transparency

Owners have a right to know how their dues are spent — and to inspect the books during business hours (Bylaws Art. X). The board should post the annual budget, year-end financial statements, and approved meeting minutes here so every member can review them. Board: add those files to the documents folder and link them above — sunlight is the best safeguard against mismanagement.

Annual & Quarterly Dues

Paying Your Dues

Per the association's Dues Policy (effective March 1, 2024), dues may be paid annually or quarterly. Regardless of method, every member must make an initial payment received by January 31. Current dues: .

Payment Schedule

For the months ofStatement mailedPayment due by
January, February, Marchby December 10January 31
April, May, Juneby March 10April 30
July, August, Septemberby June 10July 31
October, November, Decemberby September 10October 31

Past-Due & Liens

If a balance remains after a due date, a second notice is mailed and a $5.00 late fee is added. Under the Bylaws, assessments unpaid 30 days after the due date may also bear interest at the highest legal rate, plus costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

Any owner with a balance due as of December 1 will have a lien attached to their property, and the lien filing fee is added to the account.

Mail payments to

Other Ways to Pay

Free • Online

Your Bank's Bill Pay

In your own bank's online bill pay, add the association as a payee using the name and mailing address shown above, then schedule a one-time annual payment or recurring quarterly payments. Standard bill pay is free at virtually every bank.

Always works

By Check or Money Order

Make it payable to Old Cheney Place Neighborhood Owners Association and write your property address in the memo line so it's credited correctly. Mail to the treasurer:

Card and online payments may carry a small processing fee (typically about 3%). Bank bill pay and mailed checks have no fee.

Living Here

Rules & Restrictions

Plain-language highlights of the recorded covenants (Article VII, General Restrictions). These summaries are for convenience only — the recorded Declaration is the binding authority.

Before You Build

Home Improvements & Architectural Approval

Under Article X of the covenants, written approval is required before you commence or alter any building, fence, wall, or structure, or make any exterior addition, change, or alteration.

  1. Prepare your plans. Document the nature, kind, shape, height, materials, and location of the proposed work, with a drawing or photos showing how it relates to surrounding structures.
  2. Submit to the board. Send your plans to the Board of Directors (or its architectural committee). Use the printable Architectural Request Form or email the board.
  3. Wait for written approval. The board reviews for harmony of external design and location. If it neither approves nor disapproves within 30 days, approval is deemed satisfied under the covenants — but always get it in writing.
  4. Pull City permits. Construction may also require City of Lincoln building approval. Association approval does not replace a City permit.
  5. Build as approved. Complete the work consistent with what was approved. Unapproved changes can be enforced against under Article VIII.

Typical projects needing approval: fences, sheds, decks, additions, exterior color or material changes, major landscaping structures, and anything altering the exterior appearance.

Who Maintains What

Maintenance Responsibilities

The general division under the covenants — see the Declaration for controlling language.

ItemResponsibility
Common areas — walks, drives, drainage channel & liners, parking areas/islands, storm sewers, private utilities, landscaping, grassAssociation maintains and repairs (Art. XIII).
Your lot & the exterior of your home/improvementsOwner. If an owner fails to maintain to the board's satisfaction, the board may (by 2/3 decision) enter, repair, and add the cost to that lot's assessment (Art. XI).
Townhome lawn care & snow removalCovered by the additional dues townhome owners pay. Each townhome's sprinkler system, shrubs, and plantings are the owner's responsibility.
Party walls (shared walls between townhomes)Shared by the owners who use the wall, in proportion to use. Negligence damage is that owner's cost (Art. IX).
Sidewalks abutting your lot — snow, ice, obstructionsOwner, at own expense (Art. VII §9).

Unsure whether something is yours or the association's? Ask the board before spending money or starting work.

New & Current Residents

Resident Resources

In Lincoln, residents arrange their own trash and recycling with a private licensed hauler — there is no city-run pickup.

Trash & Recycling

Choose any licensed private hauler. Recycling is single-stream (no sorting), usually collected weekly with trash.

List of licensed haulers →

Electricity

Lincoln Electric System (LES) serves the area.

les.com →

Natural Gas

Black Hills Energy provides natural gas service in Lincoln.

blackhillsenergy.com →

Water & Wastewater

City of Lincoln Transportation & Utilities (LTU).

lincoln.ne.gov/LTU →

City Services & Requests

Report issues and find city services through the City of Lincoln.

lincoln.ne.gov →

Emergencies

For any emergency, call 911. For non-emergency matters, use the City of Lincoln directory.

Lincoln Police →

New to the neighborhood?

Welcome! Three quick steps: (1) read the Covenants, Bylaws, and Dues Policy in the Documents section; (2) note the dues schedule and set up a payment method; (3) remember that exterior changes need board approval first. Questions? Search the FAQ or reach out via Contact.

Know Your Rights

Governance & Owner Resources

An association exists to serve its members. Nebraska law sets real limits on what a board can do and guarantees owners specific rights.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 52-2001
Right to an assessment statement — in 10 business days

Any owner may request a written statement of unpaid assessments. The association must respond within ten business days.

Bylaws Article X
Right to inspect the books & records

The Declaration, Articles, Bylaws, and association books are open to inspection by any member during reasonable business hours, on request to the Secretary.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 52-2001
Limits on liens & a 3-year clock

A lien for unpaid assessments is extinguished unless enforcement begins within three years. New-buyer escrow is capped at six months of assessments.

Nonprofit Corporation Act § 21-1901 et seq.
How the association must be run

Most Nebraska HOAs are nonprofit corporations governed by this Act, which sets rules for meetings, voting, records, and board procedure.

Biennial Report • Secretary of State
Mandatory state reporting

The association must file a biennial report with the Nebraska Secretary of State in odd-numbered years to stay in good standing.

Summaries are for member information only and are not legal advice. Read the full statutes via the links, and consult an attorney for specific situations.

Get in Touch

Board & Contact

Send a message to the entire board at once — questions, document requests, architectural submissions, or maintenance concerns.

Association Board

Dues / Bookkeeper (payments)