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Posted By KayB on 09/18/2008 2:38 PM
oUR LAW FIRM WANTS ABOUT THE SAME. i'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE OURSELVES COULD DO INSTEAD OF PAYING THEM TO DO SOMETHING THAT MAY BE IDIOT SIMPLE. DON'T KNOW WHAT IS INVOLVED IN DOING THIS.
Our HOA just opted into the GAPOA this year. It took nearly one year to get it done. It involves amending your Covenants and By-Laws with the proper legalize. I wouldn't advise doing that yourselves. Do not underestimate the importance of the wording of your Covenants. They bind every HomeOwner, so it really is to the benefit of all HomeOwners to have an attorney draw up the documents. This is one of those instances that you do not want to be pennywise and pound foolish.
First, we had to amend our By-Laws to allow for a vote without having a meeting. Our By-Laws did not need to be recorded. After we met the assenting criteria to amend the By-Laws, then we had to get assenting vote of 2/3 of the membership to amend our Covenants and opt into the GAPOA. Our Attorney drafted up all the letters for all of the votes. Then they drew up the legal documents opting up into the GAPOA and had it recorded with the County Clerk of the Superior Court.
This is not a Rules & Regulations document created at the whim and pleasure of the existing BOD. Personally, I think the $700.+ legal dollar amount is HomeOwners' money well spent.
Gloria