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The existing fining portion of the statute has been revised to clarify that a HOA may levy reasonable fines for violations of the association’s declaration, bylaws, or reasonable rules of the association, and that, after the Board’s adoption of the fine, the notice to be sent to the offe...
In larger condo developments, boards also may have use for rules, finance or budget committees. These groups may not meet as often as the grounds volunteers, but they are often called upon to help make important recommendations to the board on things like whether or not the community’s curre...
Attorneys and community association managers can be a godsend for the board of a co-op, condominium or HOA. Most boards consist of volunteers who usually have quite busy external lives themselves, so having an experienced professional on the team for advice, guidance, and enforcement of policy c...
A hard lesson for some board members is that the rules also apply to them. “One board president had a late fee, and he told me that because of all the hours he put in on the board, he shouldn’t have to pay it,” Patti recalls. “So I told him to bring that up at the next...