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Read your governing documents to identify in particular what the 'something/ anything' might be that the board failed to address.

Stepping straight into a lawsuit may not be your most effective strategy.

As a first step, send a letter to the board and point out the section(s) of your governing documents that require a board to act. (Usually, these actions contain the legal word 'shall'. NB: the legal word 'may' indicates that the board can choose to follow or not.) In your letter, request that the issue be added to the board meeting agenda, together with time on the agenda for you to present your case.

After presenting your case, require that the board vote on following the section identified -- if the section contains 'shall', or to vote against following it.

Then, with the final, approved board meeting minutes in hand where the board voted against following the governing documents, you are better prepared to approach an association-savvy attorney with the funds to pay a retainer and pursue suing your board.

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