by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Nov 10, 2016 | Board of Directors
Because most homeowners’ association board meetings are open to the association members, in order to provide the members with sufficient advance notice of items of business that will be acted upon at a particular meeting, the association must provide the...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Oct 24, 2016 | Board of Directors
Virtually all states have statutes and all HOAs have bylaws and/or other governing documents which mandate that the association have at least the following officers: president, secretary and treasurer. Association bylaws also generally contain provisions that: (i)...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Oct 18, 2016 | Board of Directors
State laws and the governing documents for homeowners associations mandate that the business operations of the association be conducted through a board of directors. This means that all corporate powers that are exercised by the association must be exercised by or...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Oct 8, 2016 | Board of Directors, Case Decisions
Arizona Appellate Court decision (October 13, 2016). In this case, the board of directors of a homeowners association passed a motion to exclude a fellow board member who had been elected to the board by the homeowners from attending the board’s executive session...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Oct 7, 2016 | Board of Directors
If you live in a common interest development, it is inevitable that there are going to be disputes between neighbors. The circumstances that create neighbor to neighbor disputes vary from case to case, but some common causes of such disputes are: a. Noise issues that...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Sep 20, 2016 | Board of Directors
In the course of operating a homeowners association there are many types of contracts that are entered into in the name of the association. Examples are management agreements, agreements with professionals such as lawyers and accountants or reserve study providers,...
