Month: September 2023

Effective January 1, 2024, community associations may conduct board and member meetings entirely by teleconference, meaning without a physical location. However, certain requirements must be met in order to meet entirely by teleconference. Overview Currently, in order to conduct a meeting via teleconference, the Open Meeting Act requires an association also designate a “physical location […]

Or, Sometimes Judges Get it Wrong.   A surprising decision was recently published by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal (LNSU #1, LLC v. Alta Del Mar Coastal Collection Community Association). The case involved an interesting interpretation of the definition of “board meeting” and arguably dispensed with the requirement that board deliberations be conducted in […]

Even though HOA election laws were last updated in January 2022, many are still understandably confused by the complicated statutory procedure required to elect directors without balloting when a board of directors election is uncontested (the number of candidates does not exceed the number of open seats on the board). An HOA can save considerable […]