Homeowner association

HOA v. The Doctor

English: The current TARDIS seen at BBC TV Centre and taken by me Zir (talk) 23:04, 20 January 2009 (UTC) Please credit © zir.com if used outside of Wikipedia Category:Doctor Who images (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Homeowner Associations exist to manage planned communities. Part of that duty is to enforce the restrictive covenants of the community. […]

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Courts curb power of HOAs to amend Declarations

I’ve written before about amending the Declarations for a homeowner association. A new case handed down this month by the North Carolina Court of Appeals could make it harder for an HOA to amend the Declarations to their liking. The Linville subdivision in north Raleigh began construction in 2003. As an incentive to builders to […]

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I have a list!

One of the more frustrating things a homeowner association board deals with is unpaid assessments. I’ve written before about how the fees and costs of collecting a valid assessment can greatly exceed the amount of the assessment. Occasionally, a board will try and put social pressure on delinquent owners to pay by publishing lists of […]

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Should HOAs file liens?

I’ve written before about the lien procedure required when a homeowner’s association is attempting to collect on past due assessments. Some of the HOAs I’ve worked with have annual assessments as low as $50, but still have a handful of people who neglect or refuse to pay. My staff is trained on the process of […]

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Insurance for Homeowners and Homeowner Associations

Under Chapter 47C for condominiums and 47F for other planned communities, a homeowner’s association is required to purchase certain types of insurance. In both types of communities, the HOA is required to provide insurance for damage to the common elements of the association. A common element is anything owned by the association, and not an […]

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Preventative Medicine

Once I had to explain to one of my kids why they had to brush their teeth every night. I told them I knew it was a hassle and took up ten minutes that they could use to play Angry Birds, but it was important because they could get cavities and we’d have to go […]

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Ground Control to Major Tom

Probably the most violated law I see by Homeowner Associations is restrictions on satellite dishes. The restriction is in nearly every set of Declarations I review and almost all are illegal provisions. Since 1996, the Federal Communications Commission has adopted a rule that prohibits restrictions that impair the installation, maintenance or use of antennas used […]

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Who is in a Homeowner’s Association (and who is not)

Image by alancleaver_2000 via Flickr I recently had a complaint from any owner who was being assessed by a homeowner’s association for annual dues. He explained that he never agreed to be in a homeowner’s association and didn’t consider his property to be within the area governed by the homeowner’s association. Therefore, the HOA had […]

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Hoarders & Homeowner’s Associations

One popular reality show today is A&E's "Hoarders. "The show details the problems of pathological hoarding or disposophobia. The individuals acquire possessions and fail to discard them even when the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary and impair mobility and interfere with basic functions of life. The show scratches a morbid curiosity and probably makes […]

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