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[Rebecca]

Deed read that Developer has authority until association IF form. This developer states he will only sign to form an association if more then 51% agrees to form. Developer then (per deed) he will pick four people to be the board. This should be clear to anyone that there is no association until Developer field his obligation. Question: Does the newly picked board draw up the bylaws? Who approves bylaws? Bylaws adoption should it be approve by a majority vote of property owners?

Proxy vote are not in deed, so if to use proxy it must be in bylaws and proxy used after bylaws adopted. Is this right?

This is important that this is clear to me because a bogus group did not formed legally using power with threats and bad ethic members out of town pays dues and give proxy because they don’t know what’s going on and some feels under duress. The worst of it all the group says they use Robert Rules as guidelines. They do not have a parliamentarian. The officer makes motion and second motion …

[hmtcastle]

Question: Does the newly picked board draw up the bylaws? Who approves bylaws? Bylaws adoption should it be approve by a majority vote of property owners?

Well, you might want to consult an attorney familiar with homeowners' associations (which is what this appears to be). RONR does have a section on the "Organization of a Permanent Society" but it seems that you're not exactly starting from scratch. And how your existing governing documents apply is beyond the scope of this forum.