HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - July 24, 2009
Published: Fri, 07/24/09
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Being Overly Strict With HOA Meeting Rules Can Be a Mistake
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This week's tip comes from our just posted article on HOA
meeting mistakes: http://www.hoaleader.com/members/310.cfm.
One common mistake for condo and HOA board leaders is to be too
controlling at meetings. Just as you can be too lax with your
agenda, you can also be too strict with perceived "rules."
"There aren't any standard rules," says Matt Zifrony, who
advises homeowners and condo associations at Tripp Scott, a
Ft. Lauderdale law firm, and who's also the president of a
3,000-home association.
"You hear people talking about Roberts' Rules, but there are
even many different intepretations of it."
And when a homeowner gets unruly, don't assume you have to jump
in right away to stifle the rant. Sometimes, the group will do
the tough work for you. "I was running a meeting once," Matt
told us. "An unruly resident got up and started saying things.
The board member next to me whispered, 'Matt, you've got to stop
him.' I said, 'Wait, look at the audience. People are starting
to get restless. I bet in two minutes, they'll say, enough
already.'" Sure enough, audience members did just that.
"I was more than capable of stepping up and saying, 'Excuse me,
sir, you've had the floor for a few minutes. Please move on,'"
Matt said. "I thought it was best to let the owner dig his own
grave. And by waiting, it wasn't me who had to shut that owner
down and who would later be accused of not letting other people
speak."
To read about the other 5 mistakes HOA leaders often make when
it comes to meetings -- and how you can avoid them, see our new
article: http://www.hoaleader.com/members/310.cfm.
Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President
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