New rules about elections mean HOAs have second chance to hold a board election with a lower quorum requirement.

Q: Our HOA board did not notify the membership that there were no nominations, and then they secretly submitted their nominations on the day nominations closed. They voted themselves back in by ...

Q: Our HOA Bylaws provide that even if the election of directors is uncontested the candidates still have to be approved at an election by a vote of the owners. Do the Bylaws control over the ...

"Who knows what other mischief they are up to." Homeowner devastated after HOA's sudden, destructive act: 'Doesn't even have ...

Our board has decided to utilize the new laws on election by acclamation this year without amending our election rules. This year 3 of the 5 members have their terms expire.

Another common mistake is the failure to observe Section 5103(b)’s extensive pre-election notifications, which means that boards must begin planning their HOA’s elections about six months ...

Election rules or bylaws should state how ties are broken because if neither of the tied candidates is willing to step aside, there might have to be a runoff election to break the tie.

Q: Our HOA ballot package for the board election included 3 candidate statements that endorsed themselves as a slate, one of whom also criticized their opponent. In the past, candidate statements ...

I belong to an HOA of more than 600 homes. Our HOA is governed by a five-member board. Last year we did not achieve enough votes to have an annual meeting. Our lawyer advised us we had to go by ...