by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Sep 15, 2016 | Board of Directors
Homeowners associations regularly deal with issues about compliance with their governing documents such as the conditions, covenants and restrictions (commonly referred to as the “CC&Rs” ), and their operating rules. For various reasons, many...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Aug 26, 2016 | Board of Directors
Operating a homeowners association is like running a business. Because there are many different aspects of the business that have to function properly for the business to be profitable, there is a need for expertise and efforts from many different people. Similarly,...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Aug 9, 2016 | Board of Directors
It is commonplace for the governing documents of a homeowners association to have provisions that establish qualifications for those who serve on the association’s board of directors. The qualifications for serving on an association’s board would generally...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Jul 22, 2016 | Board of Directors
State laws and/or homeowners association documents typically prohibit homeowners from making any alterations to their separate interest and/or common areas without prior board or architectural review committee approval. The purpose of imposing the review process on...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Jul 15, 2016 | Board of Directors
Most state laws and/or homeowners association governing documents require all regular and special meetings of the association’s board of directors that are not conducted in executive session to be “open” to the association members. Frequently, the...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Jul 11, 2016 | Board of Directors
Although the issue is currently under debate in some state legislatures, state laws and association governing documents typically contain provisions that limit attendance at open session board meetings to members of the association, and association governing documents...
