Mar 22, 2020 | Board of Directors, Communication, Coronavirus, Meetings, Prepare, Safety
The cruise ship industry has been particularly hard hit by COVID-19’s rapid spread amongst passengers. For those who were unfortunate enough to deal with a ship-board quarantine, the fact that they would eventually be able to disembark and return to their homes helped...
Mar 20, 2020 | Board of Directors, Coronavirus, Meetings, Q&A, Safety
Q: As president of my condominium association, I believe it is time to fire our in-house manager and hire a new one. I obviously need the approval of the board to fire the manager. At the upcoming board meeting can the board go into “executive session” to authorize...
Mar 18, 2020 | Board of Directors, Coronavirus, Safety
Q: At our annual HOA meeting, the persons who were voted in by the board for the treasurer and secretary resigned after accepting the position that very night. Can the board fill the vacancies without an election? Is there a limited timeframe to fill the names of...
Mar 6, 2020 | Associations, Board of Directors, Elections
A vacancy requires two or more eligible candidates. If not enough eligible candidates give notice of their intent to run, then an election is not required. Since write-in candidates and nominations from the floor are not accepted, an association will know well in...
Feb 10, 2020 | Board of Directors, Elections, Meetings, Q&A, Rules Regulations
With many condominium associations in the midst of election season, many questions arise regarding the election process. For the most part the process varies greatly between condominiums and homeowners associations. Condominium elections that fail to follow the...
Feb 4, 2020 | Board of Directors, Meetings, Q&A, Rules Regulations
Community Association election season is still going strong. One often asked question during this time is whether an unpaid fine makes an owner ineligible for the board. Simply put, an owner is not eligible to run for the board if he does not pay the fine in full by...
