Right to Equal treatment: Any variance, or HOA covenant or operations manual language interpretation, or special consideration that is granted or available to any HOA member by Surfside Board or recognized committee must be granted to every Surfside HOA member Equally.

(We all pay the same dues follow the same rules. No individual should be granted special treatment by income, special relationship, location of property, liability, or other consideration.)

Right to Financial disclosure: Any Surfside Board or Committee funding proposal that is New (not previously approved ongoing expense or Emergency) that exceeds $1,000 must be published in Surfside weekly newsletter for 60 days prior to approval. Such notice must describe the expense and purpose for the expense.

(As it stands now money is spent and members must wait until financials are posted or attend EVERY Board and committee meeting to track the use of member dues. This gives transparency to the process.)

Right to Presumption of Innocence: When a Surfside HOA generated complaint is generated it is the HOA who has the burden of demonstrating a violation has occurred by evidence that would be appropriate to a neutral third party, maintaining that documentation and providing that Documentation to the Property owner. The property owner is presumed innocent of the complaint until provided with such documentation.

(As it stands now compliance complaints are deemed valid just by having been generated by Surfside HOA and the members are forced to prove their compliance. In the US we are innocent until proven guilty, NOT guilty until proven innocent.)

Right to notification: Surfside Board or Committee generated documents, unless not allowed by law (in which case the document must be accompanied by a letter stating the reason for such non-disclosure), must be made available by specific member request, open governance is essential.

Right to initiate member motions: Members may initiate motions at any July General Board meeting without prior notice to the Surfside Board following the standard rules of General Board meetings.

(The Board has limited member motions without giving public reasons for removing member meetings. This preserves the right that has been in effect since HOA inception for more than half a century.)

Right to Vote on Policy changes: Proposed changes to Covenants OR Operations Manual or HOA procedure that would change how Covenants or members rights are construed, must be submitted for a vote of the members, not by Surfside Board of Directors alone.

(As it stands now Surfside Board can avoid member involvement in covenant changes by making alterations to the Operations Manual. This closes that loophole.)