McCormick Ranch HOA: What MRPOA Covers and the $265 Assessment

More than one. McCormick Ranch has the McCormick Ranch Property Owners' Association, known as MRPOA, which covers the whole community. On top of that, many of its more than sixty subdivisions have their own association with its own rules and its own bill. MRPOA says 48 of them have active HOAs.

I'm Jen Keene, a REALTOR® with eXp Realty Luxury in Scottsdale, AZ, and I'm the agent people call at every stage of their life. If you need MRPOA's phone number, want to know whether a paint color needs approval, or want to understand what your subdivision's association covers, here's what MRPOA covers, what a subdivision association adds, and how to reach MRPOA.

MRPOA maintains the lakes, the medians and the master common areas. Its community rules and its Architectural Control Committee apply to every home in McCormick Ranch. If your subdivision has its own association, it adds its own rules and its own bill on top.

According to MRPOA's website, the 2026 residential annual assessment is $265 a year. MRPOA mails assessment statements in early January, and payment is due in mid-February. That's the master assessment only. A subdivision association bills on its own schedule for its own common areas, so ask for the current figures for the address you're considering.

MRPOA is at 9248 N 94th St in Scottsdale, and the phone number is 480-860-1122. The office is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's closed Fridays, and if you need a Friday appointment you can email admin@mrpoa.com. Owners can log in to their MRPOA account at members.mrpoa.com.

For a common-area emergency, like a broken sprinkler or a fallen tree limb on common property, MRPOA lists a second number, 602-757-2066, answered 24 hours a day. That number is for common-area emergencies. For something inside your subdivision, call the company that manages your association.

MRPOA keeps a pre-approved exterior paint palette through Sherwin-Williams and Dunn-Edwards. Each body color comes with two approved trim options, and the pre-approved schemes depend on your roof color, so check the palette for your roof color before you pick. If you choose a pre-approved combination exactly, you don't need to submit a paint sample, but you still have to file a Paint Application Form with MRPOA before you start.

If you want a color outside the palette, you submit a twelve-inch by twelve-inch sample with your application, and the Architectural Control Committee reviews it. If your subdivision has its own association, MRPOA's approval page says that in most situations you must get your subdivision association's permission first.

Any change to the outside of your property needs the committee's written approval before you start. MRPOA's forms cover artificial turf, landscape changes, structural modifications, paint, common-wall consent between neighbors, and a temporary porta-potty or onsite dumpster during a project.

If you start before approval comes through, MRPOA can require you to remove whatever wasn't approved, at your expense, and a fine may be added. If the committee denies your request, you can appeal to MRPOA's Board of Directors using the ACC Appeal Form.

MRPOA's rules reach well past paint. Renting your home for fewer than 30 days is prohibited. On-street parking is limited to deliveries, service providers and short-time guests, and overnight parking on the street isn't allowed. Artificial turf can cover up to 30% of the front yard, not counting the driveway and parking area, unless the committee approves more. Dogs, cats, birds and fish are allowed as pets as long as they aren't a nuisance.

The lakes have their own rules. Boating and fishing need permits, and swimming isn't allowed. If a sign goes up on a common area without permission, MRPOA can remove it. A first-time offender can pick it up at the office, and a repeat offender's sign may be discarded.

Arizona has two HOA laws. A condominium is covered by the Arizona Condominium Act, Title 33, Chapter 9 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. A planned community is covered by the Arizona Planned Communities Act, Title 33, Chapter 16. If you're buying a patio home or a condo in McCormick Ranch, ask which type of association it is, and I'll help you ask for the right documents.

I'm not an attorney and this isn't legal advice. Here's what each of those two laws covers in general terms, including your right to see an association's records and what to ask for before you buy.

The first is assuming $265 a year is the whole bill. It's MRPOA's piece, and a subdivision association is a second charge on its own schedule.

The second is painting or building first and filing the paperwork after. MRPOA can require you to remove whatever wasn't approved, and a fine may be added. Even a pre-approved color needs the Paint Application Form filed before you start.

The third is going to MRPOA first when your subdivision has its own association. Check with your subdivision association first.

Start with whether your part of McCormick Ranch has its own association. Some subdivisions do, with their own dues and architectural rules, and some don't. MRPOA's master assessment applies to your home either way.

Call MRPOA at 480-860-1122 or email admin@mrpoa.com for anything specific to your address, including the governing documents and the current assessment. If you're selling, here's how I prepare a McCormick Ranch listing, and here's how I work out what a McCormick Ranch home is worth. If you're buying, here's how a purchase moves from an accepted offer to closing in Arizona, including when to ask for the governing documents.

Call me at (480) 203-6605 or get in touch with the address or the subdivision name, and I'll tell you which associations govern it before you paint, build or buy.