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Can the governing documents of a home owners association be changed?
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∙ 11y ago
Typically an HOA has to have majority approval to change the by-laws. If you missed the meeting where the vote took place, and there was a quorum... yes they can do it without your approval. Your HOA's by-laws should explicitly state the procedures to ammend them. If they were adhered to, then you are out of luck I'm afraid.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoYes, absolutely.
Read the CC&Rs and the By-laws -- each can be changed/ modified/ amended using separate and potentially different processes -- to understand how to amend or modify your governing documents.
The CC&Rs are land-use documents and require a more intense process than does the process to change By-laws, which govern the business of the association.
- CC&Rs are changed by amendment which typically require the employment of an association-savvy attorney and a majority vote -- some changes require 100%, others 90% or 67%, or 51% -- of owners. Amendments are filed in the local hall of records.
- By-laws are based in state non-profit corporate law -- if your association is a non-profit corporation, and are possibly modified by board motion or board Resolution. Changes are filed in the business archives for the association.
Both changes are published to all owners and become part of the association's permanent business records.
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