Many condominiums and housing developments have homeowners’ associations (HOAs) that set rules and regulations that all residents of the community must abide by. These rules and regulation ... Read more
What can you do if your condo or homeowners' association (HOA) is falling down on its job of performing maintenance and repairs on the jointly owned portions of the property? ... Read more
When you purchase a home that's part of a covenanted community, you will most likely pay monthly fees and occasional special assessments to a homeowners' association (HOA). These fees can be ... Read more
Homeowners associations' (HOAs) govern most housing, condo, and townhome developments. HOAs create and enforce rules for the community, concerning such issues as property maintenance and res ... Read more
The appeal of both condos and co-ops is that, owing to the partial common ownership, they relieve residents from many of the usual hassles of maintaining a home. ... Read more
If you've bought a property within a common interest real estate development, consider getting involved with its governance (before you find you don't appreciate the way others are governing ... Read more
When you buy into a community governed by a homeowners' associations (HOA), you're buying more than the house. Membership in the HOA is mandatory, and subjects you to various rules, restrict ... Read more
Condominiums ("condos") and cooperatives ("co-ops") are forms of "common interest ownership" in real estate, but each has unique advantages and disadvantages. ... Read more
When you own a home in a community that's managed by a homeowners' association (HOA), the HOA's rights and responsibilities as well as those of each homeowner will be governed by various wr ... Read more
Your homeowners association (HOA) has many responsibilities. Sometimes, the HOA directors will hire property managers to take care of day-to-day operations, or even broader HOA responsibilit ... Read more
Homeowners’ associations (HOA) are legal entities, often nonprofit corporations, that rely largely on volunteer help from the homeowners within the community they oversee. To keep things r ... Read more
Community association governance not working out as intended? Find out your legal options with regard to ending an HOA. ... Read more
If you live in a development or community that is governed by a homeowners' association (HOA), you could end up paying less for individual homeowners' insurance than the average homeowner. T ... Read more
Homeowners' associations (HOA) exist for the benefit of homeowners who live in the communities they manage. This sometimes requires that an HOA retain its own attorney to resolve legal dispu ... Read more