Maintenance in your community isn’t limited to buildings and common areas – it also applies to your governing documents. Laws, technologies and responsibilities are always changing, and discrepancies between these items and your governing documents can crop up over time, making updates crucial for keeping your documents relevant and enforceable. But it can be difficult to discern whether certain adjustments should be priority, especially since changing your documents takes time and effort.
Here’s a quick list of five common items that can quickly become outdated in governing documents.
- Lack of proxy voting rights. Between jobs, kids, and everyday life, homeowners today are busier than ever and might not have time to cast their ballots in person. If your governing documents don’t give residents the ability to vote by proxy, it’s time to consider an amendment.
- Outdated communication requirements. With the technology we have at our disposal, there’s no reason to hand-deliver meeting minutes, send packets via snail mail, and keep homeowners from voting via email. Changing these points in your governing documents will result in higher efficiency and lower costs for your association as well as added convenience for your homeowners.
- Ambiguous or missing information…..
Read More: When to Amend Your Governing Documents