The young man living at 101 Crazy Daisy Avenue hasn’t mowed his lawn in over a month. The couple just down the street has two beagles that embark on a nightly duet with the moon. Another couple has been camping in their motor home for over a month…in their front yard. And don’t forget the bank owned ranch sitting vacant on the corner. The rest of the community is up in arms and demands action. What is a conscientious Board to do?Continue Reading Options in Covenant Enforcement
February 2008
Board Disputes: If You Won’t Say It in Person, Don’t Say It by E-mail
By Suzanne M. Leff on
Posted in Governance
Technology expedites the work of community association board members, managers, and attorneys. Technology allows us to fully consider detailed documents before convening for in-person meetings and, in some circumstances, to request board decisions in lieu of meetings. With a few clicks, we can send project bids, opinion letters, and summaries of accounts by e-mail, and post important announcements on association websites. For these and other purposes, technology can positively serve your community associations. But community association leaders must tread carefully when using technology, particularly e-mail, for association business. Board members must keep in mind their fiduciary duties to their community associations before hitting “send” to avoid getting themselves and their associations into heated disputes and potential legal binds.
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