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HOA Basics
Average Homeowners Association Fees
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HOA Fee Meaning
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Can Police Enforce HOA Rules?
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Can HOA Kick You Out?
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Can Homeowners Association Prohibit Renting?
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How are HOAs legal?
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Do HOA Fees Go Up?
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Why do HOAs Exist?
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Homeowners Association Near Me
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Why HOAs are bad?
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Condo Board Voting Procedures
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Can I Be Forced to Join A Homeowners Association?
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HOA PROBLEMS
HOA President Bully
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Condo Board Abuse of Power
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HOAs should be illegal
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Condo Pet Policy Enforcement
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Sue HOA for selective enforcement
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How to Stop HOA Harassment
How to document neighbor harassment
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HOA REAL ESTATE
Condo Versus Townhouse
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Neighborhoods without HOA
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Low-Maintenance Homes for Seniors
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Lease Agreement HOA Clause
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Disabled Tenants Cannot Be Evicted
Elderly Being Manipulated: Top Real Estate Scams
Real Estate School Near Me: How to Choose?
Real Estate Vocabulary
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HOA BY STATE
GA HOA Laws
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FL Statute 718 and FL Statute 720
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Florida Homeowners Association Complaints
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Florida HOA Board Member Requirements
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NJ Condominium Act
Squatters Rights Ohio
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Squatters Right TN (Tennessee)
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Squatters Rights PA (Pennsylvania)
HOA CRIMES AND COMEDY
HOAs are Evil
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How to legally annoy your HOA?
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HOA Nightmare
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We Buy Houses Ripoff Scam
Fake Real Estate Buyers
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HOA Definition

We define a HOA or Homeowners Association as a centralized government-like community entity comprised of homeowners of the community that is designed to act on behalf of the homeowners to govern the community in a way that protects and maintains the greater interests of the entire community.

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a large building with a pond and a fountain in a HOA neighborhood

HOA Facts:

  • There are over 370,000 HOAs within the United States.

  • All 50 States have HOA communities within them.

  • It is estimated that US HOAs manage tens of billions of dollars yearly.

  • California, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada are states with the highest rate of HOA properties.

  • Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Mississippi are states with the lowest rate of HOA properties.

  • More and more new homes are being built into HOA-led communities.

  • It is estimated that around 25% of the US resides within a HOA.

  • Most, but not all HOAs are structured as non-profit corporations.

  • The most common types of HOAs are: Single-Family Home HOAs, Condominium HOAs, Townhome HOAs, Master-Planned Community HOAs, Age-Restricted HOAs, and Mixed-Use Development HOAs.

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a sidewalk with palm trees and a street sign in a HOA neighborhood

HOA Facts:

  • There are over 370,000 HOAs within the United States.

  • All 50 States have HOA communities within them.

  • It is estimated that US HOAs manage tens of billions of dollars yearly.

  • California, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada are states with the highest rate of HOA properties.

  • Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Mississippi are states with the lowest rate of HOA properties.

  • More and more new homes are being built into HOA-led communities.

  • It is estimated that around 25% of the US resides within a HOA.

  • Most, but not all HOAs are structured as non-profit corporations.

  • The most common types of HOAs are: Single-Family Home HOAs, Condominium HOAs, Townhome HOAs, Master-Planned Community HOAs, Age-Restricted HOAs, and Mixed-Use Development HOAs.

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a river runs through a park with a bridge in a HOA neighborhood

What do HOAs do?

HOAs carry out important functions to manage and maintain communities.

These functions include:

  • Creating, enforcing, and interpreting community rules

  • Handling community maintenance

  • Budgeting and managing community funds

  • Resolving community member disputes

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a lake with a bench in a HOA neighborhood

Where do HOAs fall short?

HOAs can often come up short when it comes to:

  • Applying and enforcing community rules in an equitable manner

  • Maintaining transparency of its decision making processes with owners.

  • Maintaining transparency of its finances

  • Budgeting and delivering the best value for community funds

  • Resolving community member disputes

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a park bench with a lake in a HOA neighborhood

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