HOA Election Procedures Explained
Q: What is the accepted practice that my homeowners’ association should follow for opening and counting secret ballots used to elect the board? (J.D., via e-mail)
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Board Workshop Meeting Subject to Sunshine Rule
Q: What are the requirements for a condominium association board to hold a “workshop” meeting? Is the association still required to post notice if there is a quorum of the directors present? What if there is not a quorum …
Delinquent Owners Can’t Serve on Board
Q: Our condominium association’s bylaws provide that for an owner to be qualified to serve on the board, he or she cannot be delinquent more than 30 days. Our manager says the state statute says 90 days and supersedes …
Condominium Unit Combination Raises Concerns
Q: The board of directors for my condominium association recently approved allowing an owner to remove the wall separating two adjacent units and to reconfigure the two units into one. Doesn’t this change the number of units in the condominium, …
Community Association Q&A: Improper Closed Board Meeting?
Q: My entire condominium board met in a closed session to conduct an annual review for the employees? I requested the right to attend these reviews as I wanted to speak favorably on behalf of one of the employees. …
Lowest Bidder Need Not Be Hired
Q: My homeowners’ association recently put out bids for repaving of our roads and hired the lowest bidder. Is this legal? (J.M., via e-mail)
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Single Director Can’t Set Agenda
Q: Can any board member place items on the meeting agenda? (C.B., via e-mail)
A: This is one of those “chicken and egg” issues that has no clear answer. The statutes do not address it. Very few bylaws …
Owner Social Media Page Raises Questions
Q: Our homeowners’ association has a new board that is currently working on the transition from the builder. Residents have become quite vocal, and complaints are numerous about general association matters and other residents. A resident set up a …
Access to Minutes, Violation Letters?
Q: There are numerous parking violations and pet violations occurring in my condominium community. I don’t believe the board and manager are taking proper enforcement actions. Are owners entitled to review board meeting minutes to see what, if anything, …
E-Mail Inspection Rights Questioned
Q: A member of our homeowners’ association board shared a few e-mails that were sent between board members. In these e-mails, the board members discussed association business, individual homeowners, and how they planned to handle certain decisions. Are these …
Authority of Board President Questioned
Q: An issue has come up in my condominium association regarding the role of the association president. Some members, including the current president, feel that the president of the association has the authority to take any action on behalf of …