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MaureenM1 (PA)
Posts: 344

Posted:

Our builder owns and rents 6 townhomes in our development. No other owners rent, they all live in the homes they purchased. One renter in particular has not abided by the bylaws since they moved it (March 2008). There has been many letters sent to them by the association's management company about not abiding by the bylaws, etc. and the builder did try to evict them, however, he lost the case.

One of the board members is their next door neighbor and he recently requested a meeting with the landlord or the assurance that their lease will not be renewed in March 2009. The management company responded that the builder (who is the president of the board and also the landlord) will not meet with him.

Does anyone have any advice on this????

JohnK3 (Pennsylvania)
Posts: 967

Posted:

If both builder/landlord and other BOD member are both on the Board, wouldn't they have occassion to see each other?

Though if b/l tried and lost to evict tenant, what else is expected of him to do?

SusanW1 (Michigan)
Posts: 5,202

Posted:

You can evict someone ONLY if they are doing something illegal, immoral or violating health standards or if they don't pay the rent. If your CCRs don't outline land-lord requirements, then there is nothing legally that can be done.

With this economy, no one is going to evict a rent-paying family.

You said that they have "violated the bylaws" - which ones?

MaryA1 (Arizona)
Posts: 7,043

Posted:

Maureen,

First of all, the violation letters should be mailed to the owner -- the builder/board Pres. The property owner is resp. for the actions of his tenants (same as guests). The board is powerless to do anything against a non-owner. As John says, since he lost his case to evict, what else can he really do? Exactly what are the violations -- are they that egregious?

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