Our Legal Governing Documents
This
association is governed by several legal documents, the declaration or disclosure statement, master deed, the bylaws and our rules and regulations. These documents all work together to make up our legal DNA.
The following explanation comes from a legal web site I will look for the site and cite them with credit of the following;
"The Declaration is the Big Dog or the Master of the documents, if you will. It is the document that, among other things, establishes the association, contains the use restrictions, the maintenance requirements, and defines the common elements.
The Bylaws set up the corporation and how it is to be run. It contains provisions on the board of directors, who is eligible, what the duties are, how they are elected, and what their powers are.
The Rules and Regulations set up guidelines and rules for owners to follow and reiterates the use restrictions set forth in the Declaration in simpler terms.
When it comes to the documents, the Declaration rules the roost. If any of the other documents conflict with the Declaration, the Declaration controls. If you want to make any changes to the Declaration, an amendment to the document must be made. Any amendment must be voted on by the membership. The percentage required to pass an amendment will be specified in the Declaration. Any such amendment must be recorded with the County Recorder and distributed to the membership.
The Bylaws can be altered in the same way as the Declaration. They should not conflict with the Declaration. These are typically recorded along with the Declaration.
The Rules and Regulations are not recorded. It is much easier to change the rules and regulations. The other governing documents give the Board the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations that are in accordance with the Declaration and Bylaws."
For your convenience all of these documents can be found below on this page. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with them. Working together we can help each other understand them. Understanding them and following them help will promote harmony among the membership.
The following explanation comes from a legal web site I will look for the site and cite them with credit of the following;
"The Declaration is the Big Dog or the Master of the documents, if you will. It is the document that, among other things, establishes the association, contains the use restrictions, the maintenance requirements, and defines the common elements.
The Bylaws set up the corporation and how it is to be run. It contains provisions on the board of directors, who is eligible, what the duties are, how they are elected, and what their powers are.
The Rules and Regulations set up guidelines and rules for owners to follow and reiterates the use restrictions set forth in the Declaration in simpler terms.
When it comes to the documents, the Declaration rules the roost. If any of the other documents conflict with the Declaration, the Declaration controls. If you want to make any changes to the Declaration, an amendment to the document must be made. Any amendment must be voted on by the membership. The percentage required to pass an amendment will be specified in the Declaration. Any such amendment must be recorded with the County Recorder and distributed to the membership.
The Bylaws can be altered in the same way as the Declaration. They should not conflict with the Declaration. These are typically recorded along with the Declaration.
The Rules and Regulations are not recorded. It is much easier to change the rules and regulations. The other governing documents give the Board the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations that are in accordance with the Declaration and Bylaws."
For your convenience all of these documents can be found below on this page. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with them. Working together we can help each other understand them. Understanding them and following them help will promote harmony among the membership.