By Camille Moore|2026-02-24T11:54:11-06:0002/24/2026|Categories: HOA Resident Education|Tags: renter, renting|
Renting a home in a homeowners association (HOA) community comes with unique rules, responsibilities, and expectations. Whether you’re a tenant, property owner, or board member, understanding who is responsible for what in an HOA rental can prevent confusion, fines, and costly disputes. [...]
By Camille Moore|2026-02-24T11:17:00-06:0002/18/2026|Categories: HOA Maintenance|Tags: condo, water riser|
Few situations are more alarming for condominium residents than discovering water leaking through the ceiling. For condominium associations and board members, however, the issue is even more complex. In multi-story condo buildings, plumbing systems are shared infrastructure. When a water riser pipe [...]
By Camille Moore|2026-02-26T12:17:07-06:0002/18/2026|Categories: HOA Board Member Education, HOA Community Engagement, HOA Financial Management|Tags: budget committee|
Your homeowners association’s financial health doesn’t happen by accident — it requires careful planning, oversight, and accountability. While the board of directors holds ultimate responsibility for the community’s operations, [...]
By Camille Moore|2026-02-25T13:07:19-06:0002/18/2026|Categories: HOA Board Member Education|Tags: governing documents|
HOA governing documents are the legal foundation of your community. They define how the association operates, outline homeowner responsibilities, establish board authority, and protect property values. But governing documents are not meant to sit untouched for decades. Laws change. Communities evolve. Technology [...]
By Camille Moore|2026-02-25T11:01:07-06:0002/18/2026|Categories: HOA Financial Management|Tags: budget, regression|
Raising HOA assessments is rarely popular. Even modest increases can create strong reactions at annual meetings. Yet responsible financial stewardship requires boards to think beyond this year’s budget and plan proactively for rising costs. The reality is simple: running a homeowners association [...]
By Camille Moore|2026-02-25T10:17:22-06:0002/18/2026|Categories: Uncategorized|
Short-term rentals (STRs), including properties listed on platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, are transforming residential communities across the country. While they may provide income opportunities for homeowners, they can also create significant operational, legal, and financial challenges for community associations. For HOA [...]
By Camille Moore|2026-02-26T13:07:52-06:0002/18/2026|Categories: HOA Board Member Education|Tags: HOA community|
Residents who serve as board members of a Homeowners Association (HOA) are passionate about their communities. However, without a clear direction, it’s easy for every issue to feel like the top priority. This often leads to strained budgets, conflicting initiatives, reactive decision-making, [...]
By Camille Moore|2026-02-26T12:50:34-06:0002/18/2026|Categories: HOA Financial Management|Tags: late fees|
HOA fees support services that distinguish association-governed communities from conventional ones. When fees arrive late or remain unpaid, it impacts the ability of a community to pay for crucial services such as HOA management, amenities, and grounds keeping, to name a few. [...]
By Camille Moore|2026-02-26T12:38:28-06:0002/18/2026|Categories: HOA Emergency and Disaster Planning, HOA Landscaping|Tags: drought|
When a drought hits, conserving water often becomes a community effort. HOAs must do their part to both keep up with residents' demands for quality lawn care and landscaping while being responsible citizens in their communities who try to provide that quality [...]
By Camille Moore|2026-02-18T16:25:16-06:0002/18/2026|Categories: Uncategorized|
Maintenance and repairs are important activities with respect to the ongoing success of an HOA. There's no reason reactive and predictive maintenance programs should seem mysterious. In fact, gaining insight into the differences between them is fairly simple. Read on for a few [...]
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