I was invited to participate in the drafting of revisions to the Uniform Law Commission’s (ULC) Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (UCIOA) and Uniform Condominium Act (UCA). As an invited Observer with full participation rights I bring “in the trenches” in-depth experience and extensive research to restore the lost Constitution to HOA-Land.
With the advocates’ failure to nationally unite and collaborate to attain substantive HOA reforms, going forward with ULC’s statewide collaborative approach will benefit all interested parties, including HOA members. The drafting committee is comprised of conscientious and dedicated unpaid volunteer attorneys appointed by their state. Uniform Acts (UCC for example) adopted by ULC are presented to state legislators to adopt and to ease the disorder brought about by different rules in different states that affect a person’s home in an HOA.
My late 12 hour introduction into the amend and revise procedure allowed me to orient myself to the functioning of the UCIOA committee as well as presenting a few points of view. The proposed UCIOA changes are in the review process and need to be approved by the ULC commissioners at their annual meeting, yet to be determined as a result of the coronavirus restrictions.
When and if future revisions to UCIOA are in order I hope to participate more fully.
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Great! Thank you. Uniformity is better. Better is good.
ATTENTION EVERYONE! In an hour’s time, 3:00 PDT, I will be forwarding your replies to the UCIOA committee chair with your last names removed. This should open ULC’s eyes that we are not those disgruntled troublemakers as we’ve been labelled in the past, and not dumb stupid people who don’t understand nuthin’.
I do hope you get to participate and influence this! I was on the CAI legislative committee for UCIOA in Utah for about 15 minutes a few years back. I read the whole thing and was appalled at a few items. There were 2 lay people, me being one. We both stopped short when they proposed that the budgets be automatically approved (without a vote) unless owners petitioned for a vote within 2 weeks of the budget presentation and then it took 2/3rds of a negative vote to override it. Both of us lay people could see how lopsided that was. We balked, telling them that meant there would never be a budget that would not pass because owners 1) could not organize that fast and 2) 2/3rds of owners never vote! Once they explained to us mere owners why boards had to have wide latitude with budgets, the other layperson capitulated–I did not and was booted off the committee.
In today’s homeo23wners association there seems to be a complete break down as to who is really working for whom it is the HOA Industry/Trade Groups or is it the actual homeowners. Over the course of several decades our state laws has great favored the HOA Trade Groups as in CAI “Community Association institute” and its sister CAN “Community Association Network who continue to support these trade groups for profit, while in the meantime, many homeowners very “Rights” are . Notwithstanding the right to cast their votes, what has seemingly happened is how anyone developer or home=builder can still out vote the majority of homeowners with casted votes for parcels that do not exist on any county tax roll thereby as injured the process of homeowner govern HOAs into the arms of outside interest. It is of my own opinions the law of land would apply as many current HOAs and its trade groups have circumvented those laws in favor of their profits at the expense of uneducated homeowners thereby taken full advantages of it dictates of that of CAI ideology that is govern by HOA attorneys. Change is needed for HOA Reform to allow homeowners their voice and most of all their rights without fear of retaliation given by the current powers of these HOAs and their governing outside forces without full State oversight and that of the current justice system, while although ACIOA was developed and revised in 2008 “Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (2008), it needs a complete overall to help bring forth the rights and protection for those property owners, who actually live in these communities.
At least we know there will be one person sitting at the table that genuinely takes the time to think and consider what Home Owners (NOT HOA’s) need to have more control over their own homes. HOA’s as they stand now are just an exercise in futility and are doomed to failure — mostly because the CAI insists on the laws protecting the entity they represent. Having the protection of being classified as a Corporation appears to allow(s) HOAs to IGNORE the US Constitution. I sincerely hope George’s voice will be heard.
Thanks Keith. The speaking out support by homeowners like yourself will help getting the point across for the benefit of all people living in HOAs.
They could not have picked a better person to represent us homeowners. Please tell the attorneys willing to step outside the box that we are glad they are there. Go educate them and set a flame in their hearts.
Thank you! Please thank those volunteer attorneys who are working on the behalf of Members . I doubt CAIs attorneys volunteer their time; not that we would want them at the table when they are destructive.
Thank you. Your positive support helps my ability to get their attention.