homeowner’s association

Can’t Give it Away.

I recently had a homeowner’s association question regarding the conveyance of common elements. Basically, the HOA owned property between a small river and about six member lots. The HOA and the rest of the property owners did not have any access to the property except by the river. The land is mostly marsh and wetlands […]

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Free Speech in an HOA

Recently, a retired police officer in Southport NC challenged a rule by his homeowner’s association prohibiting religious or political gatherings at the community’s amenities center. The homeowner felt that this was an infringement of his constitutional rights. After holding meetings and gathering petition signatures, the HOA board agreed to change the rule. Some people may […]

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HOA lien procedure

The following is a list of the steps our office does when assisting homeowner's associations in collecting on past due assessments. Usually, the matter is resolved after the lien is placed and seldom do we have to resort to a sale of the delinquent owner's property. Our office obtains a list of delinquent payers from […]

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