Meetings
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MHA Board Meeting
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2/13/2010 10:00:00 AM
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12001 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20914
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The next meeting of the MHA Board will be Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Members are welcome to attend. If the meeting is canceled, that information will appear here by February 12th.
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Announcements
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Posted:
12/12/2009
If you live in an association that is working to revise or amend HOA/Condo governing documents, here are some important tips to keep in mind as you review and prepare to vote on those changes. Homeowners, or a committee of homeowners, should review the new wording thoroughly, comparing existing wording to new wording line-by-line. This works best by having old text and new text in different fonts or colors while reviewing the documents.
1. Beware of boiler plate documents that completely replace old documents with new, and perhaps inappropriate, by-laws.
2. Beware of language that states the homeowners should pay "all attorney fees actually incurred by the Board of Directors." This wording obligates homeowners to pay for the Board's attorney's fees, as well as their own attorney's fees. Such wording sets up a "no-win" situation for homeowners and could lead to bankruptcy and/or foreclosure. California has addressed this issue with Civil Code 1354 which states "in an action to enforce the governing documents, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs."
3. Beware of wording that gives the Board the ability to file a lien for unpaid fines and then foreclose on the property. Wording such as: "the Board shall have the power to impose reasonable fines which shall constitute a lien upon the property and shall be collected in the same manner as any other assessment levied---" should be avoided. Recently, California and Florida have passed legislation to prohibit associations from including fines in a lien and fines may not be characterized, nor treated in the governing documents, as an assessment which becomes a lien. Arizona has passed legislation that an association can file a lien for unpaid fines, but the lien cannot be collected until the property changes ownership.
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On October 25, 2009, the Maryland General Assembly awarded Maryland Homeowners' Association an Official Citation in recognition of MHA's:
"dedication and commitment to protecting the rights of homeowners, leading the cause for beneficial social change, and being a stellar example of Public Service."
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Since 9/1/05
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About Us
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Posted:
6/14/2009
MHA is a non-profit, all-volunteer, statewide organization chartered in 1982. MHA provides good governance information as well as supports the enactment and improvement of county and state laws protecting the rights of homeowners in condominium associations, homeowner associations and cooperatives. For a list of the current BOD, go to "more."
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