Community Association Governance & Meetings

A condominium association is governed by its board of directors.  In Michigan, it is common that members of a board of directors are uncompensated volunteers.  It is also common that co-owners elect board members who have a particular set of skills or knowledge relevant to running a condominium, whether that be knowledge of accounting, construction, or management.  When a condominium…

It is common for a condominium association’s master deed and bylaws or a homeowners association’s declaration to address compensating board members.  Usually, such a provision will either expressly disallow any compensation or only allow compensation if approved by a specified percentage of the community association’s members.  Apart from the general notion that board members should be made up of volunteers…

In order to create a Michigan nonprofit corporation, such as a condominium or homeowners association, a developer is required to file the articles of incorporation with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (“LARA”). Similar to other community association governing documents, such as declarations, HOA bylaws, or master deeds, changes in technology and the law, such as the 2015…

When your condominium or homeowners association has been automatically dissolved, it may need to renew its corporate existence.