Philippine laws require all businesses to register with the corresponding government agencies to operate legally in the Philippines. As such, local and foreign enterprises seeking to establish a corporation, partnership, or association in the country must register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Under the law, all homeowners are qualified to join a HOA, but they are not required or mandated to be members.
In homeowners association cases, the Complaint shall be filed in the RAB which has jurisdiction over the region where the association is registered with the DHSUD.
SECTION 37. Association officers - Unless otherwise provided in the by-laws, an Association should have the following executive officers who shall be responsible for the management of the Association's business: president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and auditor.
— Every association of homeowners shall be required to register with the HLURB. This registration shall serve to grant juridical personality to all such associations that have not previously acquired the same by operation of the General Corporation Law or by any other general law.
By searching their addresses at .ntc.ph under the menu Regional Office. consumer hotline 1682 or DICT's complaint center hotline 1326 for that matter; For concerns regarding replacement of your registered SIM Number, you report personally.
Republic Act No. 8763 (March 7, 2000) transferred the powers of the Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC) over concerned Homeowners Association (HOAs) to HLURB. The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) is government's regulatory body for housing and land development.
By-laws Adoption. – Every corporation formed under this code, must, within one month after receipt of official notice of the issuance of its certificate of incorporation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, adopt a new code of by-laws for its government not inconsistent with this code.