Condominium Bylaws Association With In Maricopa
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In Arizona, CC&Rs are usually enforced by homeowners associations (HOAs). In many cases, however, they may also be enforced by individual homeowners.
The absence of an HOA board can result in significant risks, including financial mismanagement, where bills go unpaid and dues are uncollected, leading to financial instability. Residents and city officials can also bring about legal actions against the HOA, resulting in expensive court actions.
In Arizona, forming an HOA requires drafting and filing the Articles of Incorporation under the Arizona Nonprofit Corporation Act, which legally establishes the HOA as an entity.
They may also dictate the process HOAs must follow before raising the monthly dues. For example, Arizona's Revised Statutes Section 33-1803 states that HOAs cannot raise fees by over 20% per year without a majority vote from the membership.
Many aspects of HOAs are directly governed by Arizona statutes, such as the Planned Communities statutes, the Arizona inium Act and the Nonprofit Corporations Act. scope and detail than the Planned Community statutes.
C.C. & R'S Abbreviation for declaration of conditions, covenants and restrictions document. A legal document typically recorded by the subdivision developer concurrently with the subdivision plat map.
Bylaws. The Bylaws of a inium or planned development contain the operating procedures of the homeowners association. These generally include how to call and conduct a meeting, how to vote, how to levy assessments, how to manage association business, and how to keep records.
In some states, such as California, HOA bylaws are considered public record and must be made available upon request. In other states, such as Virginia, HOA bylaws are not considered public record and therefore are not required to be made publicly available.
Here are some of the documents you can ask for as a homeowner: CC&Rs: The covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) outline the rules and regulations of the community. Bylaws: The bylaws establish operational procedures for the HOA, like voting rights, elections, meetings, powers of the board, and more.
