Master Association

Marcus,

I too lived in a developement with 3 HOAs all under a Master Association.

Somewhere you have Master Common area, like an entrance or roadway or something? You are divided by different housing structures, perhaps condos in one area or stand alones or villas in another or it could be one part was built after the first area was completed?

The Developer had an original set of documents written up, including the CC&Rs, which he wanted all areas to follow in the same way. Then somehow, he developed a second area and until you tell us what is different in the 2 sections, we won't know why you are seperate.

There may be seperate owner responsibilities, like careing for your own landscape or exterior care, roads or some difference from the other HOA. Once there is a difference, even if it is just a gate seperating you, then association and owner responsibility might be the difference in your seperate HOAs. Make any sense?

First thing you have to investigate is wheather the two associations have a right to join a master association. Is there a provision for creating on in the governing documents? if not then both governing documents will have to be amended in addtion to creating a new full set for the master association which will entail legal costs and when established dues to the Master for at a minimum the administrative functions fo that association. But it actually sounds like you are better off trying to merge the two associations into one again if the documents provide the ability to do so.