The 87th Texas Legislative Session begins in January 2021. The HOA Reform Coalition of Texas is in the process of proposing new legislation. As part of this process, we need real examples of how HOA/POA/COA have treated property owners.
Read More TEXAS HOA REFORM: LEGISLATION SUGGESTIONSI am not going to be very well liked when I say all of this. But, here goes. Several years ago, I had a conversation with Judge Longino, Precinct 1, about using the justice court to get the HLECC to enforce deed restrictions, especially for new residents. State law protects those who violations have passed …
Read More Deed Restriction ViolationsROBERT’s RULES OF ORDER: Many HOA’s & POA’s, including HLECC, use Robert’s Rules of Order at their meetings. This is a simple, basic video, done by a 4H club that gives a great overview of how meetings should be done under RONR. These young people are doing a great job by learning what needs to …
Read More Robert’s Rules of OrderThought I would start this last day of the ‘work week’ with a good video on property owners association for conducting meetings and actions of the Board in and outside the meetings. It will help you to consider your actions when dealing with a contentious meeting environment. Some good basic info about Roberts’ Rules of …
Read More POA / HOA Meetings – MeetingsA lot of people think, hey, my subdivision has deed restrictions, and a group of people ‘in charge of it’, but we are NOT an HOA. Remember, if it walks like a duck…etc.. Homeowner Association = HOA or POA or COA or CC or Homeonwer Association or Property Owner Association or Condo Owner Association or …
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