Arizona Senate Bill Explained: Parking on Public Streets
In April 2013, Governor Brewer signed Senate Bill 1278-Parking on Public Streets, which is a law forbidding HOA’s that are formed after January 1, 2014 from regulating the public streets within a neighborhood. This gives some closure to a years-long battle driven by complaints to Arizona lawmakers from frustrated homeowner. When a subdivision is formed, the developers write a set of rules for...
Amending Governing Documents-AZ
It is always interesting to me to see how many members of homeowner association boards of directors have not read or regularly reviewed their association’s CC&Rs and other governing documents. I think that most would agree that every board member should be familiar with the governing documents of their association. As a member of the board, it is also essential that a periodic review of...
Guide to Annual Meetings for Idaho Associations
Idaho law requires homeowners associations that are incorporated as non-profit corporations to hold at least one membership meeting per year. I.C. §30-3-46(1). This meeting is commonly referred to as the annual meeting. Oftentimes, an association holds multiple meetings throughout the year; however, the annual meeting is specifically required by statute for incorporated associations, and it...
Be Prepared for Financial Disasters
If you think hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and floods won’t happen to you or that you don’t need to insure against these disasters, you’re among the nearly half of U.S. homeowners and renters who lack the insurance coverage to deal with potential losses, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
In a recent NAIC national survey, about 48...
Be Prepared for Financial Disasters
If you think hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and floods won’t happen to you or that you don’t need to insure against these disasters, you’re among the nearly half of U.S. homeowners and renters who lack the insurance coverage to deal with potential losses, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
In a recent NAIC national survey, about 48...
Be Prepared for Financial Disasters
If you think hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and floods won’t happen to you or that you don’t need to insure against these disasters, you’re among the nearly half of U.S. homeowners and renters who lack the insurance coverage to deal with potential losses, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
In a recent NAIC national survey, about 48...
Guns at HOA Meetings in Arizona
Gun violence at HOA meetings is rare, but receives much media attention. No one will forget the tragic murders of two women and the wounding of three others in Arizona when a man opened fire during an HOA meeting in 2000. More recently is the shooting in Louisville, Kentucky where a homeowner shot and killed two board members during an HOA meeting. Disagreements at board meetings are not...
Guns at HOA Meetings – Utah
Gun violence at HOA meetings is rare, but receives much media attention. No one will forget the tragic murders of two women and the wounding of three others in Arizona when a man opened fire during an HOA meeting in 2000. More recently is the shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, where a homeowner shot and killed two board members during an HOA meeting. Disagreements at board meetings are not...
Amending Governing Docs: An Overview- OR
There are many topics to consider when discussing community association governing documents. This includes the differences between the Declaration (CC&Rs), the Bylaws, the Plat, the Articles of Incorporation, and association rules, regulations, and resolutions; how the Oregon Condominium Act, Oregon Planned Community Act and Nonprofit Corporations Act are used as “gap-fillers”, in most...
Guide to Annual Meetings for Arizona Associations
Arizona law requires homeowners associations to hold at least one membership meeting per year. A.R.S. §33-1248(B). This meeting is commonly referred to as the annual meeting. Oftentimes, an association holds multiple meetings throughout the year; however, the annual meeting is specifically required by statute, and it provides an association’s members the opportunity to receive a recap of the...