Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Questions on Articles of Incorporation

[BG McCormick (mccormickgrant]

Hi Sharon,

Thanks for this information!  We will keep the document and update it if
needed, but as you say it may have been primarily relevant to the
development phase. There is no immediate issue driving this, just that a
review seemed appropriate after so many years and our team is gathering
info before potentially engaging the community's attorney.

Thanks,

Grant


On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> > On Oct 12, 2026, at 8:15 PM, BG McCormick via Cohousing-L <
> cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
>
> > One document we have questions on is the "Articles of Incorporation",
> which
> > was needed for the original creation of the community over 25 years ago.
> It
> > is not clear if there is still a purpose for this document or if it
> should
> > be filed away as a historical artifact.
>
> Not all states require that condominiums be incorporated. But if this was
> part of the founding documents, you should certainly keep it. It never
> hurts to keep copies of anything that has been filed with government
> agencies. This may have tax or insurance implications.
>
> It’s possible that the developer or whomever formed a corporation for the
> development phase and then it expired. The local city records offices
> should have this information, probably online or via a phone call. I’m not
> a lawyer but I would still keep the document.
>
> Incorporation, however, usually requires periodic updates to the office of
> the recorder to confirm continued existence. And it usually requires
> regualr payment of fees so you would have been billed. Or someone was.
> Check your accounts to be sure that someone hasn’t been automatically
> paying them.
>
> Sharon
> ----
> Sharon Villines
> Riderwood Village, Silver Spring MD
> Founding member and 25 year resident in Takoma Village, Washington DC
>
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