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One of These Things Is Not Like the Other: Proxies at Meetings, Written Ballots, and Electronic Voting

Written By Adam M. Beaudoin and Madeline Lipe Williams

August 30, 2023

All community associations, at least annually, are faced with action items requiring a vote of their membership. For example, community association membership participation is necessary on an annual basis, at a mini…

Recent North Carolina Court of Appeals Decision Serves as Reminder to Owners Associations

Written By Justin M. Lewis

December 2, 2015

A recent decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals serves as a reminder that owners associations must deal fairly with their members at all times and board members must not let past disputes or personal issues cloud …

Independent Contractor or Employee?

Written By Justin M. Lewis

May 5, 2015

Many owners' associations, especially the larger associations, pay workers to perform certain tasks for the benefit of the community. The kind of tasks these workers may perform ranges from landscaping, maintenance, …

Methods of Collecting Assessments from Members

Written By Justin M. Lewis

May 13, 2014

In order to perform their duties and fulfill their obligations, community associations must collect assessments from their members. With the exception of a fortunate few, most community associations must deal with me…

One of These Things Is Not Like the Other: Proxies at Meetings, Written Ballots, and Electronic Voting

Recent North Carolina Court of Appeals Decision Serves as Reminder to Owners Associations

Independent Contractor or Employee?

Methods of Collecting Assessments from Members

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