The Brighton Forest board is who decides how the HOA acts: which rules to enforce, how to enforce them, what to spend, and whether to adopt the changes proposed on this site. Reform starts here.
The members seated for 2026.
What we expect of every board member, current and incoming.
Serving on the board is us for us, not us versus them. Members live in the neighborhood they make decisions about, alongside the homeowners on the other side of every vote.
It is also a position of trust. Members are stewards of the community's rules and dues, not enforcers of their personal preferences. The job is to follow the bylaws and the law, act in the community's interest rather than a personal one, and apply the rules the same way for every homeowner.
Since we shared our story, a number of neighbors have reached out independently to describe experiences with the board that left them feeling dismissed, intimidated, or treated unfairly. We're not going to repeat individual accounts or single anyone out, because that's not what this is about.
But we can't ignore a pattern when neighbors keep describing the same thing. When people feel they can't raise a concern without being talked down to or pushed aside, that isn't a personality issue. It's a governance problem. This effort is about building a board that answers to the community it serves, with clear conduct standards, accountability, and a process where every homeowner is heard and treated with respect. We want to replace a culture where this kind of treatment is possible with one where it simply isn't tolerated, no matter who holds a seat.
The opportunity isn't to settle scores.
It's to fix the system.
Each member is responsible for what the board does as a body. When another member proposes something contrary to the bylaws or the law, or enforces a rule selectively, staying quiet is its own decision.
The operational practices behind the conduct standards above. None of this is new. It's how an HOA is supposed to work.
Board meetings don't have to be open to the public for the record of them to be useful. North Carolina law already gives owners the right to inspect the minutes and records of board and association meetings (N.C.G.S. § 47F-3-118). The point is that the minutes actually show the work: what homeowners raised, what the board discussed, and what got decided.
“The board discussed it” isn't the same as a vote, and a vote without a record isn't accountability. Roll-call votes make it clear who voted for what: on rule changes, on enforcement, on spending, on appeals.
A board member voting on a matter that affects them personally (a fine against a neighbor they're in conflict with, a contract with a friend's business, an enforcement decision about their own property) isn't acting on the community's behalf. A standard disclosure-and-recusal practice prevents it.
Neighbors running for the seats up at the October 15, 2026 annual meeting.
We've spoken with a number of neighbors who are willing to serve and have committed to adopting the common-sense, clear-language guideline updates this site proposes. The candidate list will be posted here as we get closer to the annual meeting.
[Candidate names, brief bios, and statements of support for the ARC and oversight changes to be added.]
Two paths: the annual election, or removal by majority vote at any meeting with a quorum.
Most board turnover happens at the annual meeting, where members serve fixed terms and seats are filled by vote of the owners present.
Owners do not have to wait for the annual meeting, however. Under N.C.G.S. § 47F-3-103, lot owners can remove any board member by majority vote at a meeting with a quorum, with or without cause. The procedure is standard and the threshold is the same one the board itself uses to take action.
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