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I own in a community with a voluntary HOA. It is also operating under expired covenants that were never revitalized. The short form of my question is this: As a voluntary HOA with a large number of nonmember owners, are they empowered ot represent nonmembers of the community in a way that impacts their individual homes?
Background: The board has apparently communicated with the US Postal Service. They then and notified the surprised residents in a portion of the community that their mail delivery will change from end-of-driveway to cluster mailboxes. The USPS guidelines on this, they say, in part:
"If an ownersâ association or property management company represents the property or the community, it may request a change in the mode of delivery on behalf of the community or property. In rental areas, such as apartment complexes and mobile home parks, the owner or manager may request a conversion on behalf of the apartment complex, mobile home park, or other rental property. Approval is at the sole discretion of the Postal Service. Delivery will begin only after the approval of a mail receptacle and its location by the local Postmaster.
Where there is no homeownersâ association or other property management company with authority to request a conversion on behalf of the owners, residents, or the community, customer signatures must be obtained prior to any conversion. In single-family housing areas (including manufactured housing and mobile homes) where the residences and lots are owned, each owner must agree to the conversion in writing. Owners who do not agree must be allowed to retain their current mode of delivery."
(Postal Operations Manual (POM) section 631.7 Conversion of Mode of Delivery, https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2015/pb22426/html/updt_003.htm)
I'm trying to determine whether there is "no homeownersâ association or other property management company with authority to request a conversion on behalf of the owners, residents, or the community" due to the number of nonmember owners who did not empower this board to speak on their behalf.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Background: The board has apparently communicated with the US Postal Service. They then and notified the surprised residents in a portion of the community that their mail delivery will change from end-of-driveway to cluster mailboxes. The USPS guidelines on this, they say, in part:
"If an ownersâ association or property management company represents the property or the community, it may request a change in the mode of delivery on behalf of the community or property. In rental areas, such as apartment complexes and mobile home parks, the owner or manager may request a conversion on behalf of the apartment complex, mobile home park, or other rental property. Approval is at the sole discretion of the Postal Service. Delivery will begin only after the approval of a mail receptacle and its location by the local Postmaster.
Where there is no homeownersâ association or other property management company with authority to request a conversion on behalf of the owners, residents, or the community, customer signatures must be obtained prior to any conversion. In single-family housing areas (including manufactured housing and mobile homes) where the residences and lots are owned, each owner must agree to the conversion in writing. Owners who do not agree must be allowed to retain their current mode of delivery."
(Postal Operations Manual (POM) section 631.7 Conversion of Mode of Delivery, https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2015/pb22426/html/updt_003.htm)
I'm trying to determine whether there is "no homeownersâ association or other property management company with authority to request a conversion on behalf of the owners, residents, or the community" due to the number of nonmember owners who did not empower this board to speak on their behalf.
Any insight would be appreciated.