Board of Directors

Information for the Board of Directors

The board of directors governs the association and its members are elected yearly by the owners.

What is the board of directors?

Directors are elected by the members of the association (homeowners) who vote for vacancies as they occur. Each lot or unit has one vote no matter how many people own it.

How is the board of directors elected?

Community Management for the Silicon Valley

Cityscape Property Management

There are two ways to become a member of the board of directors.

1. You can request that the association or nominating committee place your name on the election ballot so other members of the association will have an opportunity to vote for you in the next election.

2. If there is a vacancy on the board, you can ask the board of directors to consider appointing you to fill the remainder of the vacant position’s term.

How can you serve on the board of directors?

The board has the ultimate responsibility for operating the association. Board members must deal in good faith on behalf of all the homeowners and exercise reasonable care.

The board makes sure that the association’s money is collected, its bills are paid, the association is operated efficiently, and violations of the rules of the association are addressed.

For example, the board is responsible for reviewing the association’s bank statements, preparing a budget, and distributing the budget (or budget summary) to the members of the community.

There are numerous other things for which the board is responsible, as set forth in the association’s CC&Rs, Bylaws, the Corporations Code and the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (California Civil Code Sections 1350 through 1376).

Even thou the board of directors contracts with Cityscape Property Management to run the day-to-day affairs of the association, the board of directors is still ultimately responsible for management of the association.

What are the Board’s responsibilities?