When a community is governed by a master association policy and the community association policy, the question of which association policy supersedes the other is bound to come up. The basic rule of thumb is the higher document, being that of the master policy, overrides the lower document, the community policy. The exception is if the lower document is more restrictive than the higher document.
For example, if the master policy says that dogs are allowed in the community, but the community policy says that dogs 30 pounds and less are allowed in the community, then the lower document, the community document, trumps the master document.
As always, the association’s attorney can shed light on specific issues beyond this general rule of thumb and its exception.
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