Q. Our board meetings have recently become contentious when it comes time to vote on approving leases and sales. One of the board members routinely disagrees with the other board members and has now formed the habit of "abstaining" from the vote, claiming she does not...

Q: Once a lien is filed for nonpayment of maintenance, how long until the association can foreclose? Does foreclosing take a vote of the board? Can the unit be sold or must it be rented? One of our board members is a realtor and expects to be the listing agent on...

Q: Our Board is concerned about the cost of clean-up and repairs after a hurricane. We do not have a tremendous buffer in our operating accounts for those expenses. Passing a special assessment after the damage does not seem like a great option because of the time...

Q. Our Board has disapproved sales transactions in the past, and the community documents allow for this with "good cause", if the Board first receives a written opinion from legal counsel that good cause exists. We are not extremely confident in the opinions from our...