Member Meetings

“Town Hall Meetings” Are a Good Way for HOA Members to Share Information and Become Involved Issues that are important to association members do not always have to be addressed at formal membership meetings, or during the open forum portions of directors’ meetings. This content is for Subscribers. To continue ...
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ASSOCIATIONS MUST HOLD MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS TO ELECT DIRECTORS State statutes provide that homeowners, condominium owners, and property owners’ associations are required to hold membership meetings as specified by the association’s bylaws, but no less often than elections of directors are required. This content is for Subscribers. To continue reading, you ...
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CONDUCTING HOA MEETINGS REMOTELY IS BECOMING THE NORM The COVID-19 pandemic forced homeowners associations to implement procedures for conducting director and membership meetings remotely via the internet utilizing technology provided by various service providers such as Zoom. This content is for Subscribers. To continue reading, you must have a Subscription ...
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Court Issues Summary Order to Thwart Existing Directors’ Efforts to Avoid Election of New Directors This case involved a dispute between a condominium owner (“Owner”) and his condominium homeowners association (“Association”) over the failure of Association to conduct an annual meeting for the election of new directors. This content is ...
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Court Upholds Validity of Member Recall Election, Election of New Board, and Ouster of Former Board Members This case involved a dispute between homeowners association members and the former members of  the association’s board of directors (“Former Directors”) over the validity of action taken by the members to conduct an ...
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Dealing With HOA Member Apathy When Action, Approval or Consents Are Needed Member apathy with respect to the activities and affairs of community associations is a common problem in the operation of homeowners associations. A lack of involvement or participation by homeowners often makes it impractical or impossible to secure ...
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Effective HOA Operations Require Member Participation in Meetings The business of operating a homeowners association involves ongoing interactions between association members and the association’s management personnel. Those interactions take place through different types of meetings where various aspects of the association’s business are conducted. This content is for Subscribers. To ...
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ELIMINATING QUORUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS A common problem experienced by homeowners’ associations is the establishment of the required quorum at membership meetings for the election of new directors. This content is for Subscribers. To continue reading, you must have a Subscription with HOA Member Services. Click here ...
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HOA Elections Should be Properly Supervised by an "Inspector of Elections" The proper procedures for electing the directors of a homeowners association are frequently misunderstood and disregarded. Understandably, this can lead to disputes concerning the results of the election and costly litigation that could have been avoided. One area that ...
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HOA Member Meetings Every owner of a separate interest within a common interest development becomes a member of the homeowners association that governs the common interest development upon the acquisition of their ownership interest. The laws of the state where the homeowners association is located and the association’s governing documents ...
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HOA MEMBERS’ RIGHT TO PETITION FOR “SPECIAL” MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS Homeowners who are concerned about issues within their common interest development frequently feel helpless because their efforts to address their concerns are not being responded to by the association’s property manager and/or the board of directors. This content is for Subscribers ...
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HOAs Should Conduct Annual Membership Meetings For the Election of New Directors State statutes and an association’s governing documents contain requirements relative to the conducting of annual membership meetings. Typically, associations are required to conduct a general membership meeting every year for the primary purpose of electing new directors. The ...
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Is Your HOA Conducting Annual Membership Meetings? State laws and the governing documents for homeowners associations typically mandate that the association hold annual membership meetings for various purposes which include the election of directors for the next year. The specifics for conducting the HOA annual meetings of its members are ...
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Making the Most Out of the Open Forum Portion of Board Meetings State laws and association governing documents commonly require that a portion of time at board meetings that are open to the association members be devoted to an HOA open forum where the members may be heard on various ...
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Membership Voting by Proxy Unless membership approval or consent is solicited by a written ballot or by the unanimous written consent of all members of the association, the members of a homeowners association may take valid action only at a duly held or called meeting at which a quorum is ...
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