My experience is in Alabama association law, but I suspect the principles are universal: There is a hierarchy of rules for HOAs and just like government documents, a lower ordinance can be used to execute and make more specific a "higher rule," but can't contradict it. Analogize to how a federal law can lay out a process for protecting or enforcing a Constitutional right but can't change the right. The CC&Rs and articles of incorporation are like the Constitution, then Bylaws, then Rules follow. Bylaws can't contradict the higher governing documents and rules can't contradict the Bylaws. Bylaws and rules can often be changed by the Board (depending on what the higher documents require), while the CC&Rs and Incorporation docs are intended to be more difficult to change and often require a vote with a super majority of all owners to change. Probably the most important thing in your scenario is that only documents that are approved in formal minutes and are published to the members are enforceable. Additionally, nothing can be enforced without a system to challenge the enforcement. Notice and due process are key.
