To quote correct law...

In the state of Ohio, there is no separate law for single-family HOAs - all HOAs fall under Title LIII, Chapter 5311 of Ohio State Law. In Chapter 5311, a property is defined as a ''fee simple estate''. If you look in the Covenants, that is exactly what our homes are defined as. There are numerous resources online to support this: http://ohiohoalaw.com (The second link under Resources takes you directly to Anderson's OnLine Docs) and http://www.romingerlegal.com/state/ohio.html are just 2 examples. A quick search on Google for Ohio HOA law will pull up a few more...

In any case, according to Chapter 1702.25, ''Any such writing (of an action without meeting) shall be filed with or entered upon the records of the corporation.'' No one is this community has seen any such writings. If the Board would be upfront about its actions and communicative with the rest of the community, this petty nonsense might be put to bed. No one has a problem with the Association - the issue is with a few members giving the impression of making decisions for the majority without any notice to said majority.

And in NO organization, nonprofit or otherwise, should EVERY officer have a CHECK CARD for the organization funds. Any financial transactions should require a check with 2 signatures, not a check card and a note scribbled on a receipt.

check cards? what's next?

now you're attacking their check cards? man, you're grasping at straws. who is giving you legal advice? where is that written into law? my company signs my payroll check with one signature, and i have a company credit card too. i better get my attorney involved.

and stop misleading everyone about chapter 5311. do me a favor and read 5311.02. which say chapter 5311 is ''Applicability to condominium property only.'' ron, are you an attorney, by chance? if not, please get one.

lastly, if no minutes were taken, then it's not an official board meeting, and nothing can be implemented from that meeting. if the board didn't take minutes, then nothing they said could be put to action. shame on them for that mistake. but i have to ask you a question, didn't non-board members attend those meetings you mentioned earlier? i heard they did. so how can those be labeled closed meetings if non-board members attended them. and what did the non-board members say at the meeting? did they take public notes too? it sounds like those other ''board'' meetings were open to members of the assoc. for all i know they were just at panera having pricey coffee and stale bread.

you're correct, this is petty. let them do their jobs as we elected them to do. hell, i don't think they can tie their shoes now without someone watching them now with a law book. give them some breathing room and let them act as the law allows them to, unless you're suggesting keeping their hands tied with outlandish legal advice from Google.

Articles of Incorporation

The Articles of Incorporation are also on file with Ohio's Secretary of State's office. I can't imagine a legal document being allowed to be filed quoting the wrong chapter of the ORC.

More Secrets!

I agree Kevin, I heard that someone was quietly collecting bids to move the HOA Fence and most of the Board members were unaware of this. Is the Reserve Fund to benefit only those houses between Longspur and Dublin Road?