a step beyond?

Noticed this in the news feeds:
http://www.gazette.com/articles/hoa_40808___article.html/board_group.html

Quite honestly if the portrayal is accurate, I would drop most of all the legal action immediately. Instead I would look into possibility of recouping some money for breach of fiduciary responsibility from former board members.

I don't see how you can come up with a mandatory "loyalty oath" after a failed coup. The matter should simply have been dropped. If someone leads an attempt to oust the board and fails, the matter should drop. The only expense would have been the cost of a special meeting. And if enough people sign the petition, then said cost is rightfully to be born by the HOA.

I suspect that the man facing foreclosure was being harassed by the board. I would view as suspect any action taken by a group who tried to force a "loyalty oath" upon people. In fact, I would probably have started a second coup effort over the issue. People should not face retribution for a good faith attempt to exercise their rights.

Hey you guys!
Tell me how I can get this information plugged into something that I can read about it. I copy and past and usually get a reply the information can't be located. Sometimes it works.

You have accurately observed the problem with homeowners associations. Far too often they become private fiefdoms of the board members who rely on small voting turnouts to support their power.

All power corrupts . . . --you know the rest of that chestnut.

People who have a slavish adherence to law (covenant and rules) miss the spirit of the law (covenants and rules).