Dear Residents:

Please know, in the Ridgewater community, the Association cannot start any legal action or administrative proceedings unless at least 75% of the voting Delegates approve it. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. The Association can take legal action to enforce the community’s rules, collect assessments, challenge property taxes, respond to lawsuits against it with counter-claims, or sue contractors and suppliers related to their contracts. This rule about starting legal actions cannot be changed unless the same percentage of votes required to start a legal proceeding approves the amendment.

This policy is based on CC&R ARTICLE 15: GENERAL PROVISIONS, dated January 4, 2018, sections:

ARTICLE 15: GENERAL PROVISIONS

15.5.  Litigation. Except as provided below, no judicial or administrative proceeding shall be commenced or prosecuted by the Association unless approved by a vote of seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting Delegates. This Section shall not apply, however, to (a) actions brought by the Association to enforce the provisions of the Governing Documents (including, without limitation, the foreclosure of liens); (b) the imposition and collection of assessments as provided in Article 8; (c) proceedings involving challenges to ad valorem taxation (d) counter-claims brought by the Association in proceedings instituted against it or (e) actions brought by the Association against any contractor, vendor, or supplier of goods or services arising out of a contract for services or supplies. This Section shall not be amended unless such amendment is approved by the percentage of votes, and pursuant to the same procedures, necessary to institute proceedings as provided above.