Steele v. Diamond Farm Homes Corp.

Petitioner, Diane Steele ("Steele"), owned a home in the Diamond Farm development of Montgomery County, which was managed by a homeowner's association ("Association"). In accordance with the Association's Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions ("Declaration"), the Association must obtain at least two-thirds of the total votes of all classes of members voting in person or by proxy to increase annual assessments. Through a letter dated September 19, 2016, Steele discovered that assessment increases in 2007, 2011, and 2014 did not receive the requisite two-thirds vote for…