Montana Code 35-2-550. Unincorporated homeowners’ association — remote meetings
35-2-550. Unincorporated homeowners’ association — remote meetings. (1) Unless the bylaws or other governing documents adopted by the members of the association provide otherwise, an unincorporated homeowners’ association may hold a meeting by remote means.
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-2-550
- Bylaws: means the code, codes, or rules, other than the articles, adopted pursuant to this chapter for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation, regardless of the name or names by which the code, codes, or rules are designated. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Entity: includes :
(a)a corporation and foreign corporation;
(b)a business corporation and foreign business corporation;
(c)a profit and nonprofit unincorporated association;
(d)a corporation sole;
(e)a business trust, an estate, a partnership, a trust, and two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest; and
(f)a state, the United States, and a foreign government. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Membership: refers to the rights and obligations a member or members have pursuant to a corporation's articles, bylaws, and this chapter. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- voting: includes but is not limited to the giving of consent in the form of a record provided electronically or by written ballot and written consent. See Montana Code 35-2-114
(2)For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(a)”Remote means” includes telephone audio, teleconference, or videoconference.
(b)”Unincorporated homeowners’ association” means an unincorporated entity that is responsible for the operation of a community or a mobile home subdivision in which:
(i)the voting membership is made up of parcel owners or their agents or a combination of parcel owners and their agents;
(ii)membership is a mandatory condition of parcel ownership; and
(iii)the entity is authorized to impose assessments that, if unpaid, may become a lien on the parcel.