Free Post Boards Let's Make a Change What are the steps involved in making changes to the governing documents of your community?
Free Post Boards A Cautionary Tale What can and should be done to protect homeowners and community members should the unthinkable happen?
Free Post Legal Working Hard, or Hardly Working? What should community members do when the HOA is not doing its job?
Free Post Owners If You'll Permit Me... While most homeowners know that permits are required for major work, like home additions or renovations, you may be surprised by some of the more simple and common projects that require a permit as well.
Free Post Boards Who’s immune? COVID Vaccines in Your Neighborhood Can HOA board members seek a new level of disclosure based on vaccine status? Higher numbers of vaccines would allow communities to return to pre-COVID operation protocols and activity schedules. That said, there is a huge question of privacy.
Free Post Boards The Dreaded F-Word: Foreclosure HOAs have the power to place liens on properties that fail to keep up with dues and fees. Some states have even passed laws that give HOAs a unique power in the foreclosure process called the “super-priority lien” or “super lien” law.
Free Post Boards Zoom, Zoom! HOA Board Meetings After the Pandemic Associations have had to make many changes over the course of the last year. Virtual board meetings are one of the surprising benefits of the pandemic.
Free Post Boards Who’s Stuck Footing the Bill? Who is responsible when your HOA hires a contractor to maintain or fix a common amenity and they damage your real or personal property?
Free Post Boards HOA Bans on Individuals with a Criminal Record Criminal background checks have been considered to be a legitimate criterion for housing-related decisions. HUD provides helpful regulatory guidance for housing authorities to ensure rules are enforceable.
Free Post Boards What Kind of Due Process Applies to Your HOA? Due process is a broad term that generally requires the state must to operate under the law and provide fair procedures when making decisions. It provides the basis for courts and other governing bodies (like HOA boards) general requirement to be fair in their decision-making.
Free Post Legal How Do the Statute of Limitations Affect Claims Against My Property? What happens if your HOA board doesn’t follow up on late dues or inform you of a rule violation? Can HOAs arbitrarily decide when to enforce the rules and when not to?
Free Post Boards What You Need to Know About Hiring a Construction Contractor When HOAs need to make repairs improvements to community property, they typically do so by hiring a contractor. Hiring the right contractor makes all the difference.
Free Post Boards Turn It Down! How to Handle Nuisances in Your Neighborhood In an HOA, nuisances can create problems for homeowners and board members alike.
Free Post Boards Win or Lose? Shocking Examples of HOA Rule Violations Homeowners become frustrated with HOA management when rules are enforced in an impractical or vindictive way. The following three examples demonstrate HOAs pursuing rule violations. Some are won by the association while others are won by the homeowner.
Free Post Legal Are Rules Really Meant to Be Broken? When you agree to live in an HOA, you also agree to follow its rules--like how tall the grass can be. But when HOAs engage in selective enforcement, they deliver penalties to some homeowners and not others.
