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October 9, 2007
How Many Roommates Can Serve At the Same Time?
I get many questions about who is qualified to serve on a board of directors. Here are a few (with the answers):
Question: "Can a person that owns multiple units (6) be on the board of directors? I am sure I read somewhere in the civil code that two is the most a person can own."
A person who owns one or more units in any association should be able to serve on a board, unless there are other qualifications that apply, and the member does not meet those other qualifications. I do not know of any law that would bar any person from owning one, two, five, six, or more units in one association. If a set of governing documents limited ownership to a few units, it would be hard to enforce, at any rate.
Question: "Can more than one member of a household serve on a board? We have a husband - wife situation - both want to be candidates. This does not seem right."
Unless the governing documents prohibit it, any number of residents from one unit could serve on the Board. It happens fairly often in smaller associations where volunteers are hard to come by. It is not illegal, but it certainly does create some assumptions and often misconceptions about the propriety of it. Most people assume it is not appropriate - but I have seen some cases where it works out fine.
Posted by Beth Grimm at October 9, 2007 9:26 PM