Glossary
What is a board of directors?
The owners elected to run the association: adopt the budget, levy assessments, maintain the common areas, enforce the rules, and hire the manager. Officers are chosen from among them.
In Havn
Board seats in Havn carry the access: each director signs in to one community with view or edit rights per module, and the seat moves to the next person at election time.
People and propertyDirectors owe the association a fiduciary duty: to act in good faith, with care, and in the community's interest rather than their own. The bylaws set how many directors there are, how long they serve, and how they are elected and removed. The board elects the president, secretary, and treasurer from its members, and may form committees.
Boards act at meetings, by a vote recorded in the minutes. Several states limit what a board may decide outside an open meeting and require owners to be able to attend and speak.
Keep Reading
Guides
- How to Run an HOA MeetingA board meeting that ends on time and an annual meeting that makes quorum are mostly the same discipline: a notice sent on the right day, an agenda that puts decisions first, and minutes written before anyone leaves.
- HOA Board Member Duties, by RoleEvery director owes the association the same two duties.
- Self-Managed HOA: Pros, Cons, and What It TakesAbout a third of associations run without a management company.
Templates
- HOA Meeting Minutes TemplateA free HOA board meeting minutes template: who attended, whether quorum was met, each motion with who moved it and the vote, and what was decided.
- HOA Election Ballot TemplateA free HOA ballot template for director elections and owner votes: candidates with write-ins, yes or no measures, instructions, and the two-envelope method for a secret ballot.
Laws and Documents
- HOA laws by stateEvery state's association statutes and resale rules on one map.
- HOA letter templatesFree notices, ballots, and letters a board can copy and send.
See how Havn handles it with your own community.
HOA management software with a homeowner portal owners actually use. Resale documents are included; the requester pays for each one.