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MarkS5 (Florida)
Posts: 4

Posted:

The common practice for our HOA is to make all decisions without allowing the home owners a vote. One example is installation of security cameras. The cameras were brought up and voted on by the board with in input or votes by the home owners. Is the board acting appropriately? I can not believe that all the decisions are made by five board members with no vote from the home owners. The only vote home owners get is for new board members.

Jadedone4 (Virginia)
Posts: 495

Posted:

That is the standard for most HOA's. Day to day operation issues are handled by the board that owner's (trusted) elected to their positions to make such decisions. For special issues (changing gov doc's, special assessments - say the boiler needed repair, and was not funded/budgeted in reserves, or elections), are the kinds of issues/items which normally require 2/3's vote by all owners.

JulieS (Georgia)
Posts: 412

Posted:

The board is elected to make decisions on behalf of the association. If you had to have homeowners vote on every decision, nothing would ever get done.

JonD1
Posts: 2,350

Posted:

I agree the Board is supposed to handle the day to day operations of the property. If they have been voted into office the majority of owners have intrusted them with the decision making powers on their behalf. If every issue was put up for a vote of the owners not much would be accomplished other then wasting time, money, and energy holding vote after vote after vote.

BradP (Kansas)
Posts: 2,640

Posted:

Mark:

The homeowners do vote, they vote on the board to make decisions on there behalf. They have a chance for input through email, phone calls, attending meetings. That is how it works.

TracyT (Maryland)
Posts: 228

Posted:

Re: The cameras were brought up and voted on by the board with in input or votes by the home owners.

So did a vote took place?

My question would be, is installing security cameras part of day to day operations?

Tracy

Jadedone4 (Virginia)
Posts: 495

Posted:

I would say yes.. to installing cameras part of day to day operations. If there was not a special assessment, and the board was acting on the premise that safety/security of the full membership would benefit from cameras, then it is appropriate. As long as there were three bids/RFP's, professionally installed, and insured - I see no issue with the board voting as such.

BradP (Kansas)
Posts: 2,640

Posted:

Tracy:

If there was money in the current budget to do this, then yes the BOD has the authority to put them in. Ask any law enforcement official and they will tell you that cameras are an invaluable tool in crime prevention. Cameras do deter some criminals, and those they don't deter cameras give an opportunity to catch them later and get them off the streets. Safety should never be overlooked.

TracyT (Maryland)
Posts: 228

Posted:

Gotcha.

RonaldW (South Carolina)
Posts: 901

Posted:

Quote:

Posted By BradP on 05/02/2007 10:01 PM
Mark:

The homeowners do vote, they vote on the board to make decisions on there behalf. They have a chance for input through email, phone calls, attending meetings. That is how it works.

Yes, that's how it works. If you don't like the way things are being handled and you can't get the current members to see things your way, run for office yourself.

Ron
SC

PaulM (Pennsylvania)
Posts: 1,347

Posted:

RonSC:
in reading your posts, your answers come off as sounding very curt and clipped...don't know if you mean it to be that way. Appreciate your sharing, but it would be better if you tempered your remarks a little. Hope you don't speak 'down' to the residents in your community.

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