SERENGETI GOLF AND WILD LIFE ESTATE
18.Rights and
responsibilities of directors,
prescribed officers and
homeowners
RCC supports a balance of the rights of
individual owners in a community association
with the need for effective management of the
affairs of the association for the benefit of all
owners. Reasonable association procedures
which empower the board of directors and staff
of the community association to perform their
obligations efficiently must take into account the
rights of an individual owner to privacy, enjoyment
of his or her home and full participation in the
community association.
19.Transitioning of control
from the developer to
homeowners
RCC recognises that successful transition is
the responsibility of the developer, through
open and timely communication, cooperation
and disclosure, proper record keeping, the
establishment of adequate management
structures, staff selection and training, and
home owner involvement in association
governance. RCC opposes any claims by
developers to retain unnecessary control
and veto powers on issues not negatively
impacting on the developer.
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20.Government legislation
affecting the Community
Association Industry
RCC supports effective legislation, when it is
deemed necessary for consumer protection,
protection for ongoing operations, or other
necessary revisions of or additions to existing
statutes or common law, to ensure that community
association housing schemes are developed,
managed and maintained consistently with
legitimate public policy objectives and standards
that protect individual consumers, balancing the
legitimate rights of the property owners and the
development industry.
RCC supports local legislation which emerges
from a balanced, well-considered assessment
of all issues and interests affecting community
associations within the greater local community,
avoids discriminatory regulations against an
individual community and recognises both
the unique nature of association-managed
residential communities and the role of the home
owners associations. RCC opposes any local
government legislation related to duplication
of rates and service contributions on private
communities who impose levies for the purposes
of maintaining infrastructure and/or delivering
services. The RCC opposes any form of “double
taxation”.