The primary “governing documents” of an association are the declaration, articles of incorporation, and bylaws. When properly drafted, all three governing documents work together and have separate roles addressing different aspects of associations’ governances. Unfortunately, all too often documents are not drafted correctly, which results in overlapping and contrary provisions between documents and provisions written into documents where they do not statutorily belong. To assist you with weeding through your community’s documents, below are the general descriptions of each of the three governing documents and the proper role of each one.     Read more……….