Notifications of pending HOA meeting agenda

TN,

I'll let someone from CA respond to what would be considered a good place for posting the notice.

I just wanted to say that knowing about the meeting, regardless of how you found out, makes it difficult to argue that the notice wasn't posted in a good place.

TN,

This is the impartant part. This is supposed to be included with the Annual Disclosure Package required to be delivered to every owner 30 prior to the close of the fiscal year. In this case, if this was sent to all owners, the placement you described would be acceptable.

General Notice Location. The location, if any, designated for posting of a general notice, pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 4045.

In my old association, the agenda were posted in the pool area accessible by a fob because the agendas were being taken down on the other three open bulletin board throughout the community. BUT, the Annual Disclosure Package clearly stated where the agendas were posted. IF, you wanted access to the pool, IT WAS YOUR responsibility to obtain a fob.

Would you please posted WHERE in the statue "prominent" is mentioned. What you posted was an attorney's opinion and only that. What I posted is what is required, by Civil Code, to be delivered to each and every owner of where they can find the agendas. IF, the owner find that place unsatisfactory, it can always be a point to be brought up at a Board meeting during their open forum session or the Annual meeting of the Members.

Kerry,

Richard is stating that if notice was mailed to every owner, that would have been the primary notification. Therefore, the posting on any board, regardless of how accessible (i.e. in the pool area) would be in compliance because notice had already been provided to all owners.

Maybe your GM, Monique could explain the wording that is in included with the annual policy statement. Below is the notice I include for one of my associations. They will be different depending on where notices are posted. Notices of a Board meeting will be included on their monthly statements, a newsletter, on their website, their web portals. They have the opportunity to have the agendas mailed to them, IF, they so choose.

General Notices will be placed on the bulletin board within the common area. Homeowners have a right to receive general notices by individual delivery, and such request must be made in writing as noted above. A copy of the minutes of the meetings may be obtained, for a small fee, by writing to the address noted above also.

So where does the responsibility of the individual kick in. Does you Association do a new owner orientation to explain the CCRs, the Bylaws, Rules, how to get involved on a committee or volunteer to run for the Board?

Being I have to comply with Civil Code, I know that I have given a homeowner every opportunity to be informed. I did that with my last association with over 1000 residents. With all the notifications that were sent in a variety of methods, we would get 7 people to show up at a meeting. There will always be excuses for notices not properly displayed, but homeowners do have to take responsibility at some point in time.

Glass enclosure mounted to exterior clubhouse would be more accessible to all.
Rather than inside of an fenced swimming pool patio area where some don't have access.

Exactly what does having a bulletin board enclosed and lockable have to do with making it as easy as possible to attend a board meeting. I can post on a website, I can place agenda on four different bulletin, I can email the notice and agenda to all that opt-in, I can send either by mail or email notice where all notices related to association business is posted, we can tell everyone, board meetings are held the third Thursday of each month in Al Capone's rec room.

What the OP failed to state was whether the annual notice and policy statement that is required to be mailed or emailed each year stated where notices would be displayed, and if they were unhappy about such a location did ANYONE speak up and suggest somewhere more convenient.

At my old association, we had the notices posted in the exact same place. Why?, because someone was constantly taking them down from the three unlocked bulletin boards located next to all the cluster mail boxes. Some just don't have all the luxuries of living in a high rise building, but then don't have to pay your high monthly assessments. Just saying.

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink".

You should really post ALL the section, not just what you think is relevant!