Condominiums
HOA Governance
Document Specifics
Legal or Illegal?
Maintenance
100
The buyer of a condominium gets exclusive ownership of his or her unit and this.
What is an undivided ownership in the common areas? or Bundle of rights?
100
A mini-government that operates, maintains the common areas and establishes rules and regulations.
What is a Community Association?
100
Common areas which are a part of the physical property but are reserves for exclusive use of a specific owner or group of owners?
What is a limited common area?
100
A homeowner uses all his votes for one individual instead of the three positions available for places on the Board.
What is cumulative voting?
100
This includes, inspection, repair, replacement and timing of physical items in the community.
What is a Maintenance plan?
200
Ownership of a condominium unit and the undivided portion of the common areas is defined as this.
What is fee simple absolute interest?
200
This document specifically defines who owns what and who is responsible for specific things.
What is the Declaration?
200
The Board of Directors has the ultimate or fiduciary responsibility for managing the association. The portion of the Bylaws that will allow them to hire a management company is usually located here.
What is the authority to delegate management authority?
200
One Board Member that usually signs for all contracts or agreements.
What is the Board President?
200
These areas should be periodically checked, cleaned of all debris and trash that accumulates. If there is a grate it should be checked for safety even if they are maintained by local government.
What is Storm drains, inlets and storm water areas?
300
This is what happens when an apartment complex is turned into a condominium building.
What is a conversion?
300
This document dictates how the authority is to be exercised in an HOA.
What are the Bylaws?
300
Some documents give the Board of Directors the ability to create these and some documents set a requirement for the Board of Directors to create some of these.
What are committees?
300
Meetings that are held on a regular schedule but which homeowners are not allowed to attend.
What is a closed meeting?
300
You should inspect this area a minimum of twice per year because sun, rain, hail and changing temperature.
What are the roofs?
400
Townhomes can be referred to as this?
What is zero lot line homes?
400
The financial management of the association, including specification of its financial year, how the books and records are to be kept, procedures to amend and requirements for approval of the amendment are located here.
What are the bylaws?
400
A developer can establish one of these during the later part of the period when they are still in control of the community association to assist in turnover of the community.
What is a transition board or an advisory committee?
400
A member who believes that the Chair is not following parliamentary order may call attention to it by calling this.
What is a point of order?
400
Condominiums, high rises and other mid rise buildings will have additional maintenance items that include this.
What are mechanical equipment or building systems?
500
Condominiums are not created under Federal Law. They are created by this.
What is state Statute?
500
A diagram of the entire community, metes and bounds and common area locations.
What is a plat or map?
500
The ultimate responsibility for all decisions made rests with this party.
What is a Board of Directors?
500
One board member wants to discuss an issue but no one else does. This should happen for a discussion to move forward.
What is a second on a motion?
500
Fire Extinguishers, exit lighting, sprinkler systems etc. are included in this.
What is a life safety inspection and plan?
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