Board Meetings are the backbone of the homeowners association (HOA). From budget concerns to hot topics or issues in the community, board members must run a successful meeting to reach the HOA's goals.

The following article provides advice on stopping neighbor-to-neighbor harassment in your HOA.

One of the most complex decisions a homeowners' association (HOA) board of directors will have to make is hiring the right people for their management company. When your board writes and distributes a request for proposal (RFP), they're simplifying the process. Read on to learn about RFPs, why they're important, how to draft one, and more.

The first step in a homeowners' association exercising its authority to enforce its rules involves proper notification to the homeowner. Read on to learn more!

Budgeting is vital to the success of your homeowners' association (HOA) and can prevent your community from facing financial troubles. Here are some tips to ensure that your community association is proactive, prepared, and adequately plans for the future.

To be a genuinely successful HOA, you can't simply focus all your efforts on attracting new homeowners. Your board must also work hard to keep new and existing members. All methods from last week's post apply, but here are a few additional tips for retaining homeowners.

As we said last week, 2021 is coming to a close, and a new year means it's time to make resolutions. For homeowners associations, it means doing things better in the new year. Here are more of the best HOA New Year's resolutions that boards can make to improve their community!

2021 is coming to a close, and a new year means it's time to make resolutions. For homeowners associations, it means doing things better in the new year. Here are some of the best HOA New Year's resolutions that boards can make to improve their community!

The remedies available to homeowners for handling a problematic board member depend, in part, on the applicable state's laws and the HOA's governing documents.

Homeowners associations rely on people to make decisions and perform organizational functions. For constitutional matters, a vote comes from all HOA members. For day-to-day affairs, an association acts through its board of directors and officers.

Homeowners living in HOA Communities face a variety of requirements, regulations, and rules by choosing to live in these private communities. One of the requirements for members is the payment of HOA fees. We want to give members the necessary information concerning HOA fees and the many issues that arise when homeowners fail to pay.

If the Association's declaration prohibits rentals (short-term or long), the HOA can likely enforce the prohibition unless there is some other reason why the restriction is unenforceable.

Did you know that you don't have to be interested or involved in a specific cause to serve on a nonprofit board of directors? The fact is that there are lots of nonprofits right in your community that has vacancies on their boards of directors. A great deal of the time, they don't even require prior experience.

The board's job is to make decisions. HOA association management companies work on the association's behalf. Management companies have no decision-making power over the HOA. However, they do act at the board's behest. The management's job is to carry them out.

We base the best relationships between HOAs and the management companies on open communication and clear expectations. However, suppose you're not exactly sure what your management company should be doing for your association. In that case, it can be challenging to determine if you're getting the total value of your service agreement. Here's how to set appropriate expectations with your management company—and why it's crucial.

While keeping dues as low as possible sounds like a good idea, it's not always the best idea. Read on to discover when raising dues is actually in a community's best interest.

Under Florida law, an association attempting to enforce a covenant or restriction against one homeowner while allowing another homeowner to violate the same regulation without consequences constitutes selective enforcement. Unfortunately, this is a common problem for association boards.

Most board members take their position seriously. However, there are a fair number of potential pitfalls and possible liability issues if a board member isn't careful. For these reasons, it can be a huge advantage to work with a community association manager who can help board members avoid snags and ensure the association runs smoothly.

A homeowners association is the cornerstone of a planned community. When run properly, it brings continuity, preserves architectural integrity, maintains common areas, protects property values, and promotes the concept of "community." Every association should be responsible for its assets and operation following state laws and the community's governing documents.

Has your board instituted an ethics policy for all directors and committees? Typically, the first requirement is that all nominees for directors sign a confidentiality promise never to sue the board. So, if a board member does something wrong, illegal or unethical, how can the HOA get relief?