Bylaws

I along with another board member are reviewing our Bylaws for revisions. I've been researching other HOA bylaws and ran across one that puzzled me. Thus, I'm turning to the folks on this board to see if they have encountered this type(s) of provision(s) in their bylaws.

The bylaw item is entitled "Homes: Their Maintenance & Repair; Insurance; Restrictions on Use."

The sections cover: Alterations, Definition of "Standard Home"; Responsibility of the Board; Responsibility of the homeowner; Restriction on Use.

Although the CC&Rs already outline these types of issues in general terms, it appears the bylaws expanded upon them and/or further clarified them.

Should this type of language be a part of the Bylaws or should the expansion of the CC&Rs be relegated to the rules and regulations?

Thanks for your input.

Joyce, the best place for these items is in an amendment to the CC&Rs. The second best place is in Rules and Regulations. Normally these items are not placed in By-laws.

Thanks BrianB and RogerB. HOA's do differ greatly in their documents.

Ours are so poorly written that I'm looking at other HOA's documents to see how they are set up.

Here is an example of language that makes no sense to me. It reads in part .... a meeting of the owners to "consider" the proposed budget....

It does not say "vote on", "approve" or "ratify".

Can you imagine conducting a meeting where the owners merely "think" about the budget?

BrianB

Thank you! Thank you! I hadn't made the connection you provded...."Shown"..."Feedback".

It was vague and I couldn't get beyond that.