QUESTION
My question is concerning the HOA board in my community. The HOA has disided to paint the exterior of our community four very dark shades of gray.
Asked on Sep 27th, 2017 on Real Estate - California
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Mind you our new vinyl fencing is a beige color and it absolutely does not pair well with any shade of grey. Many people in the community are extremely dissatisfied with the color and feel that the board should stop painting and reconsider other options of color that would work with the fencing. A poll was also taken on the neighborhood website and there was an 93% of people that dislike the current color scheme. 5% who did not really mind and a 2% who actually liked the color scheme. We all know the 2% of the people who liked the color scheme are 2 of the 5 board members who actually choose the color. We had a board meeting last week and this was the only subject up for discussion. Unfortunately the board took over the whole meeting basically dictating that we are stuck with the Grey. Then when the community was finally able to speak the board members walked out. They told us we were just have to get used to the Grey color. The painting continues & people of up in arms. TY
1 ANSWER
Bad board make bad decisions. Unfortunately, the law gives HOA boards very broad discretion to make decisions, as long as they don't violate the CC&Rs.
Your only remedy is to go through the process of removing the board and replacing them by a vote of the membership. This will take at least 2 months. Then the new board can consult with the members and decide whether to spend the money to pay to repaint. This might require a special assessment. If there are enough members, it might be a modest enough assessment per unit, that the membership would agree.
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Answered on Sep 28th, 2017 at 11:18 AM