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June 20, 2007
Renters At Meetings - Are they Allowed to Attend?
Here is a question on renters at meetings:
"I am a Board Member and at one time knew that ONLY members whose name is on the deed are allowed to attend meetings. Is that still correct. I am running for the BOD at our Condo (attached) unit and want to abide by rules and did not find it."
The answer is that the Board sets the requirements. Some boards allow tenants to attend. Some do not. If an owner gives a tenant a general or special power of attorney to exercise the rights of the owner, or even it could be so specific as to appoint the tenant as a person that can attend the association meetings on their behalf, the Board probably has to allow the tenant to attend, unless of course the tenant becomes a problem attendee, and then the Board would need to know what to do about that. (I will answer the question in another blog but search the blogs to find more on this.)
Documents do not always say specific rules about attending meetings but some do, so be sure to check the documents.
Posted by Beth Grimm at June 20, 2007 7:49 PM