below are excerpts of the Certificate of Incorporation By-Laws

The purposes for which the Association is formed are as follows:

To organize and operate a nonprofit civic organization, which shall be organized and operated exclusively for the promotion of the health, safety, common good and social welfare of the Owners of Lots and Living Units and Residents residing within The Properties.

The Association shall have the following specific purposes:

1. to do any and all lawful things and acts within its powers to benefit, aid, promote and provide for peach, health, safety, convenience, comfort and the general welfare of the Owners of Lots and Living Units and Residents residing within The Properties;
2. to aid and promote the health, safety, education, culture, recreation, comfort or convenience of the Owners, Tenants, and Residents
3. to exercise all rights, powers, and privileges and to perform all of the duties and obligations of the Association as set forth and undertaken in the Declaration
4. to operate and maintain, or provide for the operation and maintenance of areas serving the general welfare of the Owners, Tenants, and Residents
5. to enforce all covenants, restrictions, reservations, servitudes, profits, licenses, conditions, agreements, easements, and liens provided in the Declaration, and to assess, collect, and disburse the charges created under such Declaration and to use the proceeds of such charges for the promotion of any and all the purposes heretofore mentioned in any lawful manner determined by the Board of Directors, pursuant and subject to the provisions of the Declaration. 

The Association shall have the following powers:

1. to purchase, lease, hire, receive donations of, acquire, hold, own, develop, improve, maintain and operate and to aid and subscribe toward the acquisition, development, or improvement of real and personal property for the Purposes of the Association
2. to purchase, lease, hire, receive donations of, acquire, hold, own, develop, improve, maintain and operate and to aid and subscribe toward the acquisition, construction or improvement of buildings, machinery, equipment and facilities and any other property or appliances which may be useful in the accomplishments of the Purposes of the Association;
3. to impose, collect and disburse dues and assessments in accordance with and subject to the Declaration;
4. to solicit, receive and accept donations of money or property or any interest in property from the State of Connecticut, City of Middletown, or any subdivision
5. to enforce any restrictive covenant, and any covenant or other obligation providing for the payment of any charges, assessments or fees

Additions to the properties may only be made in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration. Such additions, when properly made under the applicable covenants, shall extend the jurisdiction, functions, duties, and membership of the Association to such additions.