No Bylaws

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MiriamM (Florida)
Posts: 4

Posted:

The condo that I own has only 10 apartments/condo's, my mom was never given a by law when she moved in, where and how can I get by laws of this property, do I have to see a lawyer to write one up or can I get it thru the state?

GlenL (Ohio)
Posts: 5,491

Posted:

You can ask a Board member for a copy of the By-Laws or you may be able to find them on-line at the County Recorder's web-site.

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SusanW1 (Michigan)
Posts: 5,202

Posted:

And if you don't know who is a board member, the address or person you pay your assessments to should be able to provide you with the names of the people who are on the Board. Try to find the Secretary of the Board.

If this is a management company, they can provide you with the bylaws, too.

MichaelT7 (New York)
Posts: 9

Posted:

If it's only 10 units it should be pretty easy to figure out who is on the board, heck we just had some new neighbors move in to my complex and I made sure they knew who all the board members were so someone should have a copy of them. When I moved into my unit mine came with the nicely bound copy of the originals. At the last board meeting a number of people said they did not have them so I have converted it to .pdf electronic format and am having several copies made up and bound professionally at Staples (will be reimbursed by HOA per board vote).

Also, your county should have the original's on file but herein lies the potential issue. My complex isn't much larger than yours so I can say that the only thing ever recorded were the originals. My guess would be if there have been rule changes made throughout the years this may not be recorded by your county's record keeper. Just a thought.

RobW (California)
Posts: 279

Posted:

Hello all - new member here.

Ordinarily, when one purchases a unit, the sale includes a thick stack of papers that one signs at closing. Many condo owners never look at that stack of paper after closing, unless forced into it because of some issue that comes along. At any rate, in that stack of papers are all the disclosure documents, the sale contract, the closing documents, the title insurance certificate, the mortgage insurance certificate (assuming it wasn't a cash sale), the disbursement report, various other sale-related documents, and the Association documents. These typically include things like the Covenents and Restrictions (CC&Rs), the Ruleas and Regulations, the By-laws, the Artciles of Incorporation, the deeded real estate property included (plot, parking spaces, exclusive use areas such as decks and patios), architectural and plumbing policies, etc.

If you were to find that stack of papers, I bet you will find some or all of these things in there.

Worth a shot.

Rob Wood
Village Serramonte HOA
Daly City, CA

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