Rules & Regulations recorded with county clerk

We have recently updated our rules and regulations. We will be distributing copies to all residents but were wondering if it would be a good idea to also record them with the clerk of the court so all new buyers and prospective buyers will have access to them. Is this advisable. (Florida)

In arizona, recording of property deeds, CC&R's, etc. is done by the county recorder, not the clerk of the court. The clerk of the court WILL take and "record" items for official court purposes, but they are not the same as going to the county recorder. Items recorded by the court have no bearing outside of a court case, for example.

Tread through that morass carefully.

Ah... in general, recording those things won't help you much more than not recording them, unless you record them as part of your CC&R's. Typically, recording is done to ensure that you have a complete and legal copy of a set of rules... this "recorded" copy is what the title company uses, what the new home owner must get, etc.. It is the bible they can read before purchasing, to see if they are willing to agree to sign the contract with the HOA. Recording other documents will not necessarily get them into the hands of prospective and new owners, because all title companies are required to give are by laws and cc&r's...

so, total value may be limited.

Jennifer, your By-laws should state how they can be amended. Usually it can be done by the members at a duly called members meeting or sometimes by the Board by a majority of the Board members voting at a Board meeting.

Your CC&Rs should state how they can be amended. It must be by the members and often requires at least 2/3 approval of every owner. Thus an owner not voting is equivalent to a "no" vote.