modernizing our hoa documents
The Board would like to take this opportunity to present to the community some outdated items within the governing documents and solicit feedback on modernizing and changing them. These are items that have been pointed out by the Association’s attorney that could use modernization. The Board would like everyone to review them for consideration.
Your Feedback Requested: In order to change our bylaws and declarations we will need the approval of approximately 2/3 of the HOA’s homeowners. Thus, we want to ensure your voice is heard and we capture our community’s support. You can pass along your feedback in the "YOUR IDEAS" comment form or send an email to nohoaohio@gmail.com . We will also be scheduling two or three “Driveway Chats” with the board over the next month. Stay tuned to the website or email blasts for details. Thank you!
These items would help to ensure that we protect the safety and integrity of the neighborhood:
These updates would ensure the current and future Boards can work as efficiently as possible:
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Enact a sex offender ban - this would ban any sex offenders in Tier 1, 2, or 3 from residing in the community for any period of time either as an owner or occupant. If there are any sex offenders residing in the community then those individuals would be “grandfathered” as of the date the amendment was recorded.
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Prohibit short term rentals - This would ban any rentals under 30 days and ban any transient or hotel type rentals in the community.
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Add indemnification provisions so the board members and the board are covered as far as legal fees and costs related to any lawsuit against the board or board members while acting in the capacity as board members and directors/officers.
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Change the quorum requirement for the annual meeting to those present in person or by proxy. This would prevent the need to reschedule should we not have enough people attend.
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Specify the number of directors- More clearly define the number as 5 with staggering terms and terms for 3 years so there is more consistency with the board (Article V).
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Clarify language for qualifications of board candidates – (i.e. must not be delinquent in assessments)
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Modernize communications methods – including, expand voting to allow electronic voting and email voting making it easier for people to vote; eliminate the telephone reference for meetings and insert the statutory language which is that any member must be able to “hear, participate, and respond”.
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Align language with HOA statue – specify that any lien filed by the HOA is a continuing lien. The HOA statute provides for this but it should be specified in the Declaration to be clear.
This item would assist in collection efforts of delinquent accounts: