Ohio Code 5312.04 – Election of officers; powers; meetings
(A) A board of directors of an owners association shall elect officers from the members of the board, to include a president, secretary, treasurer, and other officers as the board designates.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5312.04
- Bylaws: means an instrument filed with the declaration that provides for the operation of the owners association. See Ohio Code 5312.01
- Declarant: means the owner of property who executes and records a declaration that the property is a planned community. See Ohio Code 5312.01
- Declaration: means an instrument a property owner executes and records to declare that the property is a planned community subject to the provisions of this chapter. See Ohio Code 5312.01
- Owner: means a person who owns a lot in a planned community. See Ohio Code 5312.01
- Owners association: means an organization that is comprised of owners of lots in a planned community and that is responsible for the administrative governance, maintenance, and upkeep of the planned community. See Ohio Code 5312.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) A board may act in all instances on behalf of an association unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the declaration, or bylaws. The board may appoint persons to fill vacancies in its membership for the unexpired portion of any term.
(C) Except during a period of declarant control, the board shall call a meeting of the owners association at least once each year. Special meetings may be called by the president, a majority of the board, owners representing fifty per cent of the voting power in the owners association, or any lower share of the voting power as the declaration or bylaws specify.
(D) The board may hold a meeting by any method of communication, including electronic or telephonic communication, provided that each member of the board can hear or read in real time and participate and respond to every other member of the board.
(E) In lieu of conducting a meeting, the board may take an action with the unanimous written consent of the members of the board. Any written consent shall be filed with the minutes of the meetings of the board.
(F) No owner other than a director may attend or participate in any discussion or deliberation of a meeting of the board of directors unless the board expressly authorizes that owner to attend or participate.
(G) The board of directors of an owners association shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws concerning prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, military status, national origin, disability, age, or ancestry, including, but not limited to, Chapter 4112. of the Revised Code. No private right of action additional to those conferred by the applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws is conferred on any aggrieved individual by the preceding sentence.