HOA Homefront: What board eligibility requirements must HOAs follow?

Serving as HOA directors is a high responsibility, as the directors on the board are elected or appointed to make most of the HOA’s key operational decisions.

In California there is only one mandatory eligibility requirement to run for director or serve as directors – directors must be association members (Civil Code Section 5105(b)).

Unlike Florida, which requires volunteer directors to take a state-approved education course within 90 days of joining the board and annually take either 4 or 8 hours of continuing education...