HOA control over renters?

I am on a Board of Directors for a condo community in the State of Washington. There are numerous condos in our complex that are rental units. Does anyone know if the HOA has any legal right or control over the rental units? For example, if an Owner rents a unit and the renters do not follow the rules and/or regulations of the condo association and they are disruptive and rude, does the HOA have any legal recourse?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Stacey

Sracey, Donna speaks correctly about you question. I just want to add that a legal recourse is the last thing you should look for. Your owners signing a contract is legally binding in nearly all states as far as I know. You should hasve a rental policy that addresses renting of units. In condos and some HOA the association can restruct the number of rentals. And this muct be in your documents and if it is not there then the Board and members have the power to put it there. The contract a new buyer in the association, as I said is a legally binding contract. so" if you don't have the restrictions you want, amend you CC&R's.

And take Donna's advice and make all owners directly responsible for anyone in their units, rental or otherwise, makes no difference. If those that rent don't register each lease with the association and list all people in the unit, then make them register a lease with the sddpciation and state in the lease that the conduct of the renters is enforced by the pwner who has the authority to terminate the lease. It will do no good to fine the renter or rule his conduct in the unit, but common property rules and laws can be enforced by the regime and fines and expenses levied against the owner for any action forced on the association.

Glen,
Thank you for this information. Could you please copy the Ohio Statute which says that everyone who moves into a condo must supply the BOD or MC with the names of all people living there? If you have been reading the posts lately, we had quite a few people who think that this request is not something that should be done and some who's association require this. Thanks, Donna

Donna and Glen,
Our condo BOD won't hear to owners having renters signing a lease.
The CC&R's require it but that is not reason enough for them to enforce.
Their explanation are mostly varied and contradictory. One time it is they don't want to be a third party to any lease another time it is something else. They just ignore the fact the association is responsable to what happens on all the real property and owners do not have the right to rent unless they follow the CC&R's, no matter what the Board says.

Been that way forever, and our Board makes no effort to enforce or even understand why they should require strict attention to the covenants.

Funny, in a way, because I finally got the Board to redo our documents and I was on committee and I got them to agree to a separate section under Renting. Problem was when the final documents were put out, I was not invited to the meeting and even though some of what needed changed was there, they just ignore it. It is like the whole section is not there. We have in many aspects become a Motel, but that's a long story.

ElizabethB1: If short term renters are a problem for your community assn. perhaps the membership would want to take a vote to add an amendment to the Declaration.

Thank You So Much Glen,

Donna