This By-Laws document for a condominium association contains information concerning: restrictions, the board of directors, and the advisary committee.
Condominium Bylaws And In Massachusetts
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Legal Framework Governing HOAs in Massachusetts In Massachusetts, homeowners' associations (HOAs) are subject to a robust legal framework. This framework not only aligns with federal regulations but also includes state-specific laws designed to regulate the formation, management, and operation of these associations.
Massachusetts Recorded Document Search - Visit your county recorder's office to find HOA documents, like CC&Rs, Amendments, Bylaws, HOA Notices, Subdivision Maps, Plats, Recorded Land Surveys, Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Liens, and Judgments. Search under the subdivision or community name.
What Are My Rights as a Condo Owner? As a condo owner, you have the right to use your unit as provided in the master deed – if it's a residential inium unit – in a way that allows you to maintain a reasonable standard of living as required by Massachusetts health, safety and building laws.
This section provides that all unit owners own an undivided interest in the common areas. The inium form of ownership combines title in specific units with an undivided interest—with other owners—in the common areas.
A inium association (COA) does have authority to get a court order requiring a unit owner to evict a tenant. Whether or not the COA would be successful under your facts and circumstances is questionable.
The rules found in the Massachusetts inium Act include mandatory provisions that must be included in the bylaws, interests in common areas of the inium, and expenses incurred by the unit owners' association. The provisions also explain the fundamental attributes of a inium.
Federal laws - In addition to state law regulations, the federal government has laws that govern the operation of homeowners' associations, iniums, and other residential properties in the state of Massachusetts.
The state condo law provides that in most situations a landlord who wants to convert their rental units to iniums or a cooperative must provide every tenant with the following protections: Proper notice of any condo conversion eviction, The right of "first refusal" to buy the apartment, Rent protections, and.
Massachusetts Recorded Document Search - Visit your county recorder's office to find HOA documents, like CC&Rs, Amendments, Bylaws, HOA Notices, Subdivision Maps, Plats, Recorded Land Surveys, Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Liens, and Judgments. Search under the subdivision or community name.
