GPOA

please define GPOA.

Jeff's link is a good place to start when considering the pros and cons. Granted this article speaks mostly of the pros (which is to be expected because they're a law firm and would likely get paid to guide the community into opting in). I do like some of the pros listed, but depending on what's happening in your community, you might need to do it now. I would think you could skip opting in, but update your documents (bylaws and CCRs) into mandating those requirements. That, of course, would require homeowner approval. Note part of the last paragraph in the article:

"Fortunately, the amendment process to obtain the consent of the association members to opt into the POA can often be done by going door to door, depending upon the specific amendment provisions within a community’s governing documents. While owners rarely oppose submitting to the POA, associations often face the problem of overcoming owner apathy. Developing a strategy to adopt the POA can therefore be the key to obtaining the necessary approval of the owners needed to amend the community’s declaration of covenants."

If you're on the board, you and your colleagues have some homework to do, starting with considering what's going on in your community and how difficult it is to make necessary changes - for example is apathy a problem? If so, getting homeowner approval to opt in this law may be difficult. How do your documents jibe with the law's requirements - are some of those issues already addressed and have they been effective? Ask your attorney about that - better yet, read the documents yourself to see what's there. You could also run a poll to see if homeowners think there are issues the current documents don't address adequately and how they would suggest updating them. You may get enough responses to indicate opting in would be a good or bad idea.

If there are nearby HOAs similar in size and amenities to yours, check if they've opted into the law, when it occured (the law's 30 years old, so some communities may have more experience than others) and what their experience has been. Remember that while that information can be helpful, you don't live in those communities, so your main goal is to determine what works best for YOUR community.

If you decide this would be a good thing for your community after all that, you'll need to develop that strategy the article mentioned. Usually, that will start with advising homeowners where current documents are helpful or not, what the GPOA is and how it could benefit your community. Have fun!