From 736635e35fa217c741f38298be73d8e8704e66b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TheRON <webmaster@kane-il.us>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:36:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Updated

---
 .../vital-signs/VS-01-association-type.json   | 32 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hubzilla/addon/vs01/vital-signs/VS-01-association-type.json b/hubzilla/addon/vs01/vital-signs/VS-01-association-type.json
index 4558ac5..de74dc2 100644
--- a/hubzilla/addon/vs01/vital-signs/VS-01-association-type.json
+++ b/hubzilla/addon/vs01/vital-signs/VS-01-association-type.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "homeowner": {
       "label": "Your Record",
       "access_state": "participant",
-      "instruction": "Record what you have been told about your association's type — verbally, in writing, or in legal filings. If you have received conflicting information from different sources, record each one. The inconsistency is part of the diagnostic record.",
+      "instruction": "Record what you have been told about your association's type, and what written documentation you hold. The diagnostic record relies on written sources — verbal statements, hallway conversations, and recollections are not part of the evidentiary record. If you have received conflicting information from different written sources, record each one. The inconsistency is part of the diagnostic record.",
       "fields": [
         {
           "id": "ho_claimed_type",
@@ -44,22 +44,32 @@
         },
         {
           "id": "ho_claimed_source",
-          "label": "Where did this information come from?",
+          "label": "Where did this information come from (non-verbal only)?",
           "type": "select",
           "required": true,
           "options": [
-            { "value": "governing_documents", "label": "Governing documents (Declaration, Bylaws)" },
-            { "value": "board_verbal", "label": "Board member — verbal" },
-            { "value": "board_written", "label": "Board member — written communication" },
-            { "value": "attorney_written", "label": "Association attorney — written communication or legal filing" },
-            { "value": "manager_verbal", "label": "Property manager — verbal" },
-            { "value": "manager_written", "label": "Property manager — written communication" },
-            { "value": "never_told", "label": "I have never been told" }
+            { "value": "governing_documents", "label": "Governing Documents" },
+            { "value": "manager_written", "label": "One of the Managers" },
+            { "value": "board_written", "label": "Board member" },
+            { "value": "hoa_attorney_written", "label": "HOA Attorney" },
+            { "value": "own_attorney_written", "label": "My Own Attorney" },
+            { "value": "industry_regulator", "label": "Industry Regulator" },
+            { "value": "dont_know", "label": "I don't know" }
           ]
         },
+        {
+          "id": "ho_type_discussed_in_writing",
+          "label": "Do you have written documents where the type of association is discussed?",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "required": true,
+          "diagnostic_flag": true,
+          "flag_condition": true,
+          "flag_label": "Written documentation of association type exists — baseline diagnostic record",
+          "flag_note": "This establishes whether any written record of the association's type exists at all, before checking for denial or inconsistency. A written record may support, contradict, or simply state the association's type without dispute."
+        },
         {
           "id": "ho_type_denied_in_writing",
-          "label": "Has the association or its attorney ever denied being a specific type in writing?",
+          "label": "Do you hold a document where the association or its attorney denied being a specific type?",
           "type": "boolean",
           "required": true,
           "diagnostic_flag": true,
@@ -69,7 +79,7 @@
         },
         {
           "id": "ho_type_inconsistent",
-          "label": "Has the association claimed a different type in different contexts — for example, one type in governing documents and a different type in legal filings?",
+          "label": "Do you hold documents where the association claimed a different type in different contexts — for example, one type in governing documents and a different type in legal filings?",
           "type": "boolean",
           "required": true,
           "diagnostic_flag": true,