An HOA is distinct from a property owners’ association, which usually refers to a group of people who want to better their community and the real estate values of the property there. The main difference between them and HOAs is that property owners’ associations can include anyone in the co...
“When an owner takes on an HOA, the deck is really stacked against the homeowner,” says Sara Benson, one of CHPPI’s founders and the co-author of “Escaping Condo Jail: The Keys to Navigating the Risks & Surviving Perils of the ‘Carefree’ Community Lifestyle." That ...
Discover the five types of HOA meetings, learn their purpose, who should attend, and get tips on how to organize and run better meetings for your HOA.
Not consulting your HOA:If you live in a home governed by a homeowners association, confirm that your planned upgrades are within its rules. “Sellers should check the bylaws before making any improvements that must go through the HOA for review,” Stewart says. ...
an HOA in Boca Raton was ordered to cease using the association’s common funds to give the employees of its management firm holiday bonuses. In short, the condo’s bylaws forbade using common funds for paying non-HOA employees, and the condo’s contract with its management company made it...
Florida was ordered to cease using the association’s common funds to give the employees of its management firm holiday bonuses. In short, the condo’s bylaws forbade using common funds for paying non-HOA employees, and the condo’s contract with its management company made it explicit that ma...
Florida was ordered to cease using the association’s common funds to give the employees of its management firm holiday bonuses. In short, the condo’s bylaws forbade using common funds for paying non-HOA employees, and the condo’s contract with its management company made it explicit that ma...
There was a short online sketch I can't find again now, but by the same group who did the bitchy resting face video, where a couple chatters about their aspirations for travel, urban lifestyle, etc., then they both go gray-faced and drone in unison to each other, "Let's just move...