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GrantH (Florida)
Posts: 1
Posted:
I am on the board of directors for a HOA in a very small subdivision in South Florida. I know we have to post notice of BOD meetings but I am trying to find out if we are allowed to have informal meetings where nothing is voted on, the management comapnay is not present and neither are the residents.

The Sunshine Law does not cover HOA but there is a Florida Statute that says we should post notice of meetings where we are "conducuting Association Business"

I do not want to break the law but we would like to have informal BOD get-togethers to discuss agenda items for the next formal board meeting.

Is this legal?

Thanks,

Grant
BarbaraK (Florida)
Posts: 36
Posted:
Grant: I also live in a small subdivision in South Florida. The rule is that whenever a quorum (majority)of the Board meets, no matter where or under what circumstances, it is a meeting and the homeowners have to be notified. The only exception is if you meet with an attorney. We have workshop meetings on Fridays & post the notice on our bulletin board & also in our newsletter once a month. If your meetings are on a regular basis,you can post a notice of when & where you'll be meeting. Homeowners must be allowed to come but they don't have the right to comment though.
JohnM3 (Florida)
Posts: 288
Posted:
I am also in South Florida Miramar to be specific. We were told thru out our huge sink hole the same thing by 6 different law firms.
But they said there is nothing illegal with useing e-mails. Make sure you have a secure tel line (DSL)is the preferred way.
To this day we e-mail each other almost daily. We presently only have a President For Life , a Treasurer For Life and a Director 2 gals and a guy.
In the past 5 years nobody else is willing to get involved otherwise we would quit too.It gets to be a hassle dealing with a city that could not care less about you or your troubles.
Jack
RandyG (Washington)
Posts: 9
Posted:
YOUR covenants and by-laws should outline all requirement for meetings.
DCWilliams (Wyoming)
Posts: 6
Posted:
Our HOA is a non-profit corporation in WY. Our By-Laws do not specify what constitutes a quorum. However, the State statute governing non-profits specifies that a majority of board members constitutes a quorum and it must be not less than 3 people.

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