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.
"Association" refers to the homeowners' association which is a nonstock, nonprofit corporation registered with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), or one previously registered with the Home Insurance Guarantee Corporation (now Home Guaranty Corporation) or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), ...
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.
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.
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. (Rule 2, Section 7, Rules of Procedure of the Human Settlements Adjudication Commission).
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.
Statutory Basis: RA 9904 (Magna Carta for Homeowners and Homeowners Associations) and its IRR grant HOAs the right to impose and adjust reasonable fees and assessments. Procedure: Increases require: A board resolution. Proper notice to members.