Our initial scan found 3 potential issues in your governing documents.
We checked the 3 public PDFs on Crabapple Commons HOA’s website against current Georgia and federal HOA law—and more issues may exist depending on the documents you load.
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Community Rules, Architectural & Enforcement Policies · Sec. Board Resolution (October 2022) · Page 1
Financial, Assessment, Resale Fee, Payment Waterfall, Budget Ratification, or Records Access Defect: Clause conflicts with GA statutory caps on resale/transfer/copy fees, payment application priority, budget ratification, mortgagee safe-harbor liability, or financial records inspection.
Operative Clause · Sec. Board Resolution (October 2022) (Page 1)
“Resolution Regarding Initiation Fee Collected at Closing — RESOLVED, that effective October 2022, the Board of Directors hereby establishes a mandatory Initiation Fee to be collected at the closing of…”
Why It’s Flagged
O.C.G.A. §§ 44-3-232(c), 44-14-15; O.C.G.A. §§ 44-3-220 to 44-3-235 (Georgia Property Owners' Association Act)
O.C.G.A. §§ 44-3-232(c): 44-14-15.
O.C.G.A. §§ 44-3-220 to 44-3-235 (Georgia Property Owners' Association Act), associations must apply partial payments to assessments before fines/attorney fees where required by statute, adhere to statutory resale certificate fee/delivery caps and copying fee limits, allow owners to photograph/scan financial records and vendor contracts without notarized affidavits, submit annual budgets to owner ratification, and enforce statutory joint-and-several/safe-harbor assessment liability upon foreclosure.
Sample Discussion Wording for HOA Counsel
For Board & Counsel Review
1Amend Section Board Resolution (October 2022) to conform assessment priority waterfalls, late/interest caps, resale certificate fees, budget ratification, insurance deductible limits, and financial records inspection/copying rights to O.C.G.A. §§ 44-3-232(c), 44-14-15.
2O.C.G.A. §§ 44-3-220 to 44-3-235 (Georgia Property Owners' Association Act).
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