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The office of HOA president is often misunderstood, and very serious disfunction for associations and their boards, as well as heartburn for the president, can be the...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Thank you for writing for [our paper]. I find the questions and your answers very informative and useful. Can an owner within a HOA request in writing...
Mr. Richardson,
I am a new board member. The present board does almost everything in executive session. Then the president makes short announcements at the open board...
Dear Kelly,
Is there any agency – state, county or city – that oversees HOA boards? I am extremely frustrated by mine, and have been for years.
C.C., San Diego...
As the association’s service provider, I resolve to:
Number one:
- Follow the Golden Rule. [treating others how I want to be treated]
Proposals:
- Give the board...
As the association’s professional manager, I resolve to
Number one:
- Follow the Golden Rule.
Attitude check:
- Remember I am a professional, and will give the...
I, the HOA member, resolve to:
Number one:
- Follow the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated.
My attitude:
- Not refer to the HOA or board as...
As an HOA director, I resolve to:
Always:
- Follow the Golden Rule.
Reboot my attitude:
- I don’t control my neighbors, I serve them. An attitude of service will...
Dear Kelly,
Our board and manager are unable to conduct an election, and our election, already past due, remains supposedly at a future date “to be...
Dear Kelly,
Our HOA recently held elections. I was a write-in candidate. I won a slot on the Board, but was disqualified because I did not notify the association in...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Is there any restriction on note taking while inspecting election ballots in a delegate-based election? I believe copying is not allowed, but...
Mr. Richardson,
Last year, I volunteered to sit on the architectural committee for our HOA and it really opened my eyes to how an HOA operates. Applications...