Governing Document Basics

Laws

There are laws covering:

• Fair Housing
• Debt Collection
• Solar Panels
• Satellite Dishes
• American Flags
• Employment
• ...And that's not all.

It's not your job to enforce the law.

Your Governing Documents!

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Declaration

Your Declaration contains general property use restrictions

Your Declaration also creates your association.

And gives it power.

And creates your assessment obligation.

75% of everyone

Bylaws & Articles of Inc.

Tell you how your association works.

Membership
Voting Rights

Meetings
Directors Officers

Powers
Insurance
Assessments

Bylaws are easier to amend.

Resolutions & Rules

Resolution

Must be derived from a higher authority

Resolutions are typically procedural

• Collections
• Enforcement
• Insurance

But don't have to be.

Everything else.

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