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CathyW
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| 06/13/2006 3:12 PM |
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| New owner of a Condo and one of the Committee board members live next door to me, who happens to be the brother of the President. They refuse to co-operate and give me copies of by-laws or return my phone calls. What do you do about the situation? |
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WilliamT
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| 06/13/2006 3:46 PM |
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Posted By CathyW on 06/13/2006 3:12 PM
New owner of a Condo and one of the Committee board members live next door to me, who happens to be the brother of the President. They refuse to co-operate and give me copies of by-laws or return my phone calls. What do you do about the situation?
They have to give you a copy of the bylaws. You can contact the escrow company who handled the sale. Usually they are given to the escrow company who passes them along to you. You can also talk to your realtor and ask them to get them for you.
Look up your state laws regarding condominiums. Then send a certified letter and a normal first class letter to the President demanding a copy of all the documents that you wish to have within the alloted time, usually 10 business days. You may have to go there to get copies and pay for the copies.
You need a copy of the Bylaws, CC&R's, Articles of Incorporation, Current Rules and Regulations.
You should also have them give you the information on when and what time board meetings are held, and begin to attend them.
Bill
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SwanB
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| 06/15/2006 6:28 AM |
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Perhaps you are viewing this as a refusal of your request when, in fact, the person you have contacted is not the best communicator. I know that isn't an excuse but being the Secretary of our Board and having gone through a two-year building boom I can tell you that my private life has been inundated with requests and demands from the new members for documents they were given by the Title companies when they purchased their homes.
I finally started created a letter to be included in their New Member Packets (front page) which directed them to their Title Company folder for our governing documents.
Ta da-fewer phone calls to my home.
State law requires either the escrow companies or the title companies to provide every one who purchases property in an HOA the governing documents...trust me, they do this or are fined. |
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RogerB
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| 06/15/2006 8:40 AM |
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| The Colorado Common Interest Community Act now requires these and many other documents to be provided to a prospective buyer PRIOR TO final commitment to buy. Otherwise, aA new owner's package, web site, and use of newsletters can also help reduce such requests. |
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