Application Process

1. All contracts to purchase or sell a home in Addison Reserve® should contain contingency clauses which state:
   
   “This contract is contingent upon Buyer(s) being approved for equity membership in Addison Reserve® Country Club.”
   
   “Buyers are responsible for any current operating or capital club assessments and for any which may materialize in the future.” 
   
   
2. When entering into a contract to purchase or sell a home in Addison Reserve®, remember to allow ample time when scheduling the closing date for the application process and background check.  We recommend a minimum of thirty (30) days.
   
   
3. Immediately upon finalizing the contract to purchase or sell a home in Addison Reserve®. Sellers need to send a letter of resignation to the Membership/Marketing/Communications Manager stating that they are resigning their membership effective on the date of closing of the sale of their home.  Sellers also must return their original equity certificates to the Membership/Marketing/Communications Manager.
   
   Also, immediately upon finalizing the contract to purchase or sell a home in Addison Reserve®, please send a copy of the contract, along with the Buyers’ names, addresses, and telephone numbers to:
   
   Denise Saari
   Membership/Marketing/Communications Manager
   Addison Reserve Country Club
   7201 Addison Reserve Boulevard
   Delray Beach, FL  33446
   Tel:  (561) 637-4004, Ext. 101
   Fax:  (561) 637-6150
   E-Mail:[email protected]
   
   
4. Upon receipt of the Contract for Purchase & Sale and the Buyers’ names, addresses, and telephone numbers, the Membership/Marketing/Communications Manager will contact the Buyers and will send out an application packet to them.  The application packet will contain a letter of welcome which explains the application process.  Included in the application packet will be the following:
   
   An Application for Equity Membership at Addison Reserve®
   
   Release of All Claims and Information (for background checks)
   
   Equity Membership Tariff (describes types of Memberships, Privileges and Fees)
   
   
5. When the completed Application, Release and appropriate Application Fee ($300 for domestic background checks or amount for international background checks available upon request) are received by the Membership/Marketing/Communications Manager, background checks will be ordered.  When the background report is received, the application and background report are reviewed by the Membership Committee.  A personal interview may also be requested.  Upon approval by the Membership Committee, a recommendation is made to the Addison Reserve®Country Club Board of Governors to approve the membership. Should a negative background report come back, the buyers may be asked to interview with the Membership Committee, or may be denied approval for membership.
   
   
6. Once a buyer is approved for membership, the Membership/Marketing/Communications Manager will send out a letter of acceptance to the buyer.  In this letter of approval, a request will be made that, immediately upon closing the home sale, the new buyers come to the Membership Office to activate the membership.  At that time they will need to bring a copy of the Deed, Settlement Statement and Cashier’s Check(s) payable to Addison Reserve® Country Club for the equity fee, initiation fee and pro-rated dues and assessments. Buyer will also be required to sign any necessary forms relating to the proration of applicable assessments.
   
   
7. When the new buyers come into the membership office for Orientation and to activate their memberships, they will be given an equity certificate, ID cards, community telephone directory, forms for obtaining an access code to allow access into the community, forms for activating the burglar alarm system within the home, instructions for obtaining SmartPasses and an informative welcome to Addison Reserve®!

If you have any questions, please contact Denise Saari, Membership/Marketing/Communications Manager at 637-4004, ext. 101.