Third make sure to highlight the restrictions on hard surface flooring in the rules and reference the sections of the cc rs.
Condo rules for hard flooring in upstairs units.
When in doubt consult with legal counsel.
The relevant facts of the case are that a unit owner replaced her carpeting with laminated flooring after getting an email from the president of the association stating that wood flooring was acceptable.
Consider the adoption of guidelines as to what an owner can do to get approval for hard surface flooring if possible.
Better to fully comply and not face this issue.
In other circumstances hoas may permit the installation of hardwoods but require formal written approval through the association s architectural control committee.
However the unit owner never obtained the board s approval in violation of the association declaration s floor covering restriction.
A notice from the hoa came out that tile or wood flooring is not permitted on the first floor of a 2story unit.
Since i own the home i own the inside and i don t believe they can enforce this and tell me what i can and cannot have inside my home.
My wife and have lived on the ground floor of a three story condo building for nearly 17 years.
If the association s cc rs give the board discretion to allow flooring modifications from carpet to hard surface flooring the board may wish to impose conditions on that approval.
Condo owners consent to these conditions when they purchase the unit.