Your question implies that your association and its board pursued a cause of action -- whether through negotiation, mediation or a court of law -- and was awarded a cash settlement.
Realistically, based on the cause of action, the monies awarded were awarded based on a series of claims that included evidence.
The monies, therefore, are best applied to cure the basis for the claims. Any excess funds can be disposed of based on the best advice given to the board.
If you believe that you are being denied funds due you as an owner in this process, your best advisor will be your association-savvy attorney.
If your assessments and dues were overdue when you paid them and if the homeowners association has the right to assess overdue fines then the answer is yes.
Read your governing documents to determine your voting rights. There is no standard.
In order to vacate subdivision covenants, a homeowners association would typically need to follow a legal process. This may involve obtaining approval from a majority or supermajority of homeowners, consulting with legal counsel, and filing a petition with the appropriate court. The specific steps and requirements will vary depending on the jurisdiction and the language of the covenants.
The right to privacy act does not typically address homeowner associations specifically. However, in the context of a homeowner association, the disclosure of legal actions taken by the Board of Directors against a homeowner for a violation of covenants is usually governed by state laws on homeowner associations and property rights, as well as the association's governing documents like its bylaws or CC&Rs. Homeowners should review these documents to understand their rights and the association's obligations regarding disclosure of legal actions.
The right of association is not listed in the Constitution.
Read your governing documents and any rental-cap amendments that may apply to determine your right to sub-let or rent any part of or all of your unit. There is no standard.
Ask your association to provide the state statute they're using to prohibit your political signs. They may be able to dictate size, placement and the duration of exposure, but denying your right to display signs can be challenged.
You need to check the Homeowners' Association Rules and Regulations for any provision that would allow such an action. If that privilege was not reserved in the association documents, and the owner didn't grant that right in any other signed document then the answer would be NO.
Usually, legal owners vote at association annual meetings.If your life interest includes your name on the deed, making you an owner, then you may be able to vote.If you are unclear about your ownership status, you can clarify it with the county property tax records keeper.
Read your governing documents, specifically the CC&Rs, where you will find a land map of your association. You could also visit your local land-use records office and find a map of the land that your association owns.
The insurance company reserves that right.
The right of association is one of the rights that is afforded to citizens by the U.S. constitution. It gives people the right to join together as a group and freely associate with each other for common purposes.