Another important function of the association’s board of directors is to enforce governing documents. Unfortunately this function is often viewed with disdain by owners against whom enforcement is being sought. Owners on the receiving end of enforcement proceedings often feel that they are being unfairly singled out. When taking action, an association’s board must strive […]
With hundreds of thousands of HOAs in the United States, there are plenty of misconceptions about them in the wild. With education, these misconceptions can be dispelled and the reality and usefulness of HOAs can be further explored. Here are some of the common misconceptions about HOAs that should be dispelled followed by reality and […]
We all know and love our HOAs, but do we really understand an association’s purpose? There are two essential purposes which lie at the heart of every association: The first purpose is to maintain any common areas or maintenance easement areas (areas owned by an owner but maintained by the association) which exist within the […]
There are hundreds of thousands of Homeowners Associations (HOAs) in the United States. Did you ever stop to think about how these HOAs arose? Most new developments in fairly developed areas are required to form an association before the local government will sign off on the development or permit any construction to begin. A home […]
I’m currently on a plane heading to New Orleans for the 2016 CAI CCAL National Law Conference while reviewing the notes for Elina Gilbert and my presentation about HOAs in the media this Friday (January 29, 2016). If you are attending our session this Friday I’d like to ask you to think of recent news […]