HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - March 4, 2022
Published: Fri, 03/04/22
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HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - March 4, 2022
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Rarely do all the HOAleader.com experts we consult on a topic agree completely on a question we pose. In this week's tip, we answer a reader's question with a resounding, unanimous don't do this!- from our experts.
In short, our HOAleader.com reader states that the board recently approved honorary community privileges- to almost a dozen nonresidents. The action grants these nonmembers use of the association's facilities, including access to the pool and tennis/pickleball courts for one year, as a thanks for their volunteer work.
Our experts are, frankly, aghast.
“No, no, no, no, no, no,” says Robert E. Ducharme, founder of Ducharme Law in Stratham, N.H., who specializes in representing community associations. “I hope that's clear.”
Nancy T. Polomis, a partner at Hellmuth & Johnson PLLC in Edina, Minn., whose clients include local and developers and condos and HOAs throughout Minnesota, states: “You should see all the ink around that question in my notes. There's so much wrong with it that it appalls me. I've never heard of anyone doing this.”
“Don't.” That's the concise advice from Kelly G. Richardson, CCAL, a partner at Richardson, Ober, and DeNichilo in Pasadena, Calif., whose firm represents hundreds of HOAs throughout California, on this practice.
Why is this such a bad idea? Read five reasons our experts say this is a very dangerous practice--and probably one the board didn't have the authority to take--in our new article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/public/4475.cfm
Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President
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