Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: handling legal matters

[David Heimann (heimann]

Hello Muriel,

	At Jamaica Plain Cohousing it's the Board that responds to legal 
challenges and engages legal counsel (with consensus from plenary, of 
course).  While the Board functions as one of our four standing committees 
(Board, Building, Grounds, and Community Life), its membership is elected 
rather than appointed, and it exercises at a minimum those powers and 
duties required by law and the Master Deed to be exercised by a Managing 
Board.  According to such law they indeed represent the legal entity that 
is our Homeowners' Association, and so is the logical place for legal 
activities.

Regards,
David Heimann
Jamaica Plain Cohousing


> > > On Jun 18, 2018, at 8:02 PM, Muriel Kranowski <murielk [at] vt.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Where (if anywhere) do your communities place the responsibility for
> > > > engaging legal counsel or responding to some legal challenge? How has it
> > > > worked out when needed?