Elections during transition

I am a Board member of a Condo Association in the midst of transition. The builder's rights to vote
have been halted due to the transition. Is this legal and once the transition is complete, will the
builder's seats be reinstated to be allowed to vote?

I see nothing in the By Laws or any other papers that indicate this break in voting for the builder is noted.
It is true that the builder will have only one seat on the Board but he does own several units and wondered
if after transition he could vote.

Has anyone ever heard of this and if so, would like to hear your take.

There had been a settlement agreement with the builder on other matters, but nothing about the voting was
mentioned in that.

In our own situation, the builder would have a spot if he qualified as a homeowner "Member" - as defined by our governing documents. Otherwise, he/she would have no standing.

Just my $.02 worth.

oljim, in texas

Joan,

From my understanding, the rights you speak of are typically where the builder loses multiple votes per unit. Since the Builder would/may still own units, as a member they would be entitled to what every other member is entitled (typically 1 vote per unit or a % of votes based on the size of the units).