Bylaws
An HOA, which is generally set up as a non-profit corporation, is an organization established to manage a private, planned community. Like other corporations, the HOA is governed by a board of directors (who are elected by the members) and a set of rules called bylaws.
The bylaws govern how the HOA operates and contain the information needed to run the HOA as a business. For example, the bylaws cover matters such as:
- how often the HOA holds meetings
- how the meetings are conducted
- the duties of the various offices of the board of directors
- how many people are on the board, and
- membership voting rights.
*(Source: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-the-difference-between-association-bylaws-ccrs-hoas.html)
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Bylaws do not include matters of member property use or improvement, Rules and Regulations, etc. and do not require a member vote to adopt changes. Changes are typically made to bylaws to manage HOA business in accordance with state laws adopted since the last recording of the bylaws, eradicate any content in conflict with other HOA governing documents, and to incorporate HOA management “best practices.”
Below is a link to the current Bylaws in PDF format that you can read using Adobe’s free Adobe Reader.
View the current HCOA Bylaws here: 2024 HCOA Bylaws