JacqueL (Florida)
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I am the secretary on the BOD for our community, a single family residential HOA.
Our board is talking about changing our "Registered Agent" from being our attorney to being our CPA.
I am not sure that would be wise since the RA receives all legal summons, suits, and other SOP's on behalf of the association.
Most of these items would need to be forwarded to our attorney anyway, and would incur an extra step, accruing a passage of time that could be a perceived regrettable lapse in response .
The reason they want to change is that the attorney responds immediately to all inquiries, billing us for each action taken.
Is this not the job of the registered agent? In these times with all the foreclosures, etc., the inquiries are going to be increased and cost us more regardless who takes receipt of the inquiry, right?
What recommendations or experience have you had with similar decisions?
Our board is talking about changing our "Registered Agent" from being our attorney to being our CPA.
I am not sure that would be wise since the RA receives all legal summons, suits, and other SOP's on behalf of the association.
Most of these items would need to be forwarded to our attorney anyway, and would incur an extra step, accruing a passage of time that could be a perceived regrettable lapse in response .
The reason they want to change is that the attorney responds immediately to all inquiries, billing us for each action taken.
Is this not the job of the registered agent? In these times with all the foreclosures, etc., the inquiries are going to be increased and cost us more regardless who takes receipt of the inquiry, right?
What recommendations or experience have you had with similar decisions?