How do I get approval to make a change to my home?

To make any changes or additions to the exterior of your home or to make structural modifications, you must obtain written approval beforehand from your community’s  Architectural Control Committee (ACC). 

To make any changes or additions to the exterior of your home or to make structural modifications, you must obtain written approval beforehand from your community’s  Architectural Control Committee (ACC). 


The decision is not up to RealManage or your community manager. RealManage will try to make sure your submittal is complete and then submit it to the volunteers within your community that make up the ACC for them to review and provide approval or comments. Then we will communicate those back to you. 


If you need more information, application forms, or further details, please contact us. Please be aware that the approval process usually takes about thirty days, but some community committees may have longer timelines. Therefore, only schedule construction work or purchase equipment once you receive written approval.


The best way to speed up the review and approval process is to ensure that your application is complete. The committee likely is not familiar with your specific home or yard, so be sure and include as many details as possible. 


A complete application (these are unique to each community), paint colors, to-scale drawings of the improvement, photos of the area before, and renderings of it after, if possible and relevant. The more clear and more complete the package, the quicker the committee will be able to review and make a decision.