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Rogue Directors: Battling Bad Behavior

*New Resource Serving as a Director on your HOA’s Board can be a frustrating and thankless job. Raising assessments, enforcing the governing documents, and taking other potentially unpopular actions can lead to disputes and charged emotions. Despite that fact, Directors, as representatives of the Homeowners Association, must conduct themselves in…

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Challenges to HOA Elections: Facts and Consequences

*New Resource Electing a Board of Directors to manage the Association is a complex and time consuming process. Despite the best of intentions, sometimes things slip through the cracks, whether it’s the qualifications of someone on the ballot or the manner in which votes are collected and tallied. When this…

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Challenges to a Board Member’s Qualifications After Election?

*Asked & Answered Asked – May a homeowner challenge the qualifications of a member to serve on the HOA’s Board of Directors after they have been elected? Answered – Maybe, depending on the date of the challenge. Corp. Code §7527 provides that “an action challenging the validity of any election,…

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Circumventing HOA Voter Apathy Via Court Petition

Voting to amend homeowner or condominium association (Association) governing documents can be a difficult process. Additionally, when an Association’s governing documents require a “supermajority” vote to enact the amendment, the process can go from difficult to nearly impossible. A “supermajority” refers to a vote requiring approval by more than a…