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Taylor Lakes homeowners press council over inactive HOA, ask city to intervene
Summary
Homeowners from Taylor Lakes said the neighborhood homeowners association is not holding meetings, lacks transparency on finances and is unresponsive; residents asked the City Council to request an HOA meeting and for the city attorney to review formation documents.
Homeowners from the Taylor Lakes subdivision told the Montgomery City Council they have been unable to secure meetings or financial transparency from their homeowners association and asked the council for help getting the HOA to meet with residents.
Dr. Jonelle McCullough, identifying herself as a homeowner of Taylor Lakes, told the council: "Many of the homeowners are displeased with the lack of covenant enforcement and disregard for the established bylaws. Our communication with the members of Halsted have either been ignored or only limited to matters involving the collection of HOA dues." She said homeowners pay $860 annually (up to $1,032 depending on payment option) and that the association has not held required annual meetings or produced financial statements.
The nut graf: Council members agreed to draft a letter to the HOA asking it to appear before the council and to have the city attorney review the HOA formation documents the residents provided. Councilman Aronde Mitchell pressed for a meeting and said he is unable to represent the neighborhood effectively without HOA cooperation.
Council members did not adopt an ordinance; they directed staff to prepare correspondence and requested the city attorney review the association’s incorporation and formation documents. The city attorney advised residents that litigation could be an eventual recourse and asked for copies of formation documents to review.
Residents said Halsted Management (operating as Taylor Lakes Owners Association Incorporated) has not convened a board or provided an elected board, quorum, or audited finances. They said some homeowners independently organized to hold neighborhood meetings because the association had not done so for years.
Council members repeatedly described the next steps as administrative and advisory — drafting a council letter, asking the city attorney to examine the association’s incorporation paperwork, and asking the HOA to appear before the council to explain its operations. No vote was recorded on city enforcement against the HOA at the meeting.
