Nov 1, 2016 | Associations, Board of Directors, Property Managers, Residents
Question: The governing documents for our homeowners’ association contain a number of restrictions and rules. However, they do not contain any instructions on what happens if an owner fails to comply with the documents. If an owner is not obeying the documents, what...
Oct 20, 2016 | Associations, Board of Directors, Community, Q&A
Question: When a board adopts a motion or resolution, is a subsequent board bound by the vote if it does not agree? Can a subsequent board change or rescind a policy adopted by a previous board? (G.S. via e-mail) Answer: Though directors may come and go, board...
Oct 10, 2016 | Associations, Board of Directors, Florida, Q&A
Question: I recently attended the annual meeting of my homeowners’ association. Many absentee owners sent in proxies. The association’s attorney advised the association to reject several proxies because they named a tenant as the proxyholder. The attorney said that...
Sep 2, 2016 | Associations, Board of Directors, Community, Q&A, Renters, Residents
Question: I live in a condominium. I am an original owner and have lived here for ten plus years. One of the reasons I purchased a unit in this condominium is because they had minimal pet rules. I have two large dogs. The only pet restriction when I bought was a rule...
Jul 28, 2016 | Associations, Board of Directors, Property Managers, Residents
Video “security” cameras seem to be everywhere these days and many community associations are jumping on the trend. However, while the safety of its community should be of paramount importance to an association, not all communities need cameras. In fact, video cameras...
Jul 18, 2016 | Associations, Board of Directors, Residents
Question: I regularly attend the board meetings of my condominium association. When I cannot attend, I make certain to read the minutes when they are posted. In the association’s quarterly newsletter, the president announced that the association would be changing the...
