"Larry, besides the HOA documents there can be a big impact by state
laws.
Since you did not specify the state and did not describe the property,
(condo, coop, or individually owned) all the answers that you have so
far
are meaningless. "

Not very likely. Do you know of any state where a condo board is
restricted by law from making repairs to the property that they deem
necessary? State law typically calls for things like open meetings,
access to records and the like, but doesn't get involved in what are
business decisions.