M-204: Community Governance

Learn how to avoid legal problems and gain cooperation when establishing guidelines.
This course covers the legal basis of community rules, policies and procedures. You’ll gain a better understanding of board and management responsibilities and a better grasp of the community association as a legal entity. Learn how to advise and support your board and how to revise policies and procedures to comply with current laws and recommended management practices. 
Topics include:
• Developing and enforcing rules
• Using an attorney or other professional advisor
• Conflicts of interest and ethics
• Reviewing and amending governing documents
• Statutes and case law affecting community management
• Fiduciary responsibilities of association boards, committees and managers
• Management contracts
Learning Objectives
Module 1: Legal Authority
• Understanding and operating the community association as a legal entity.
Module 2: The Manager
• The organizational, contractual, and ethical basis for a manager's role in community governance.
Module 3: Professional Services and Contracts
• How to use attorneys and other professional advisors effectively, and understand the key issues in association contracting.
Module 4: Rules Development and Enforcement
• How to develop reasonable rules and enforce them in an effective and legal manner.