It's amazing how much power comes from just paying attention.

Q: Our HOA requires minutes of all committee meetings, including those involving vendor interactions. When I requested copies ...

Q: For many years, I have been reading your column involving questions about homeowners associations. I volunteered to step in for a board member, who had resigned during his term. No rules and ...

If hell has a homeowners association, it’s probably run something like this: Board members, elected to a 12-month term, fail to hold an open membership meeting for 14 months and an election for 17 ...

Officers: in HOAs, officers (even presidents) have little individual power. Everything they do is only upon the board’s express authorization. HOA officers occasionally confuse their limited ...

Q: There was an election in 2024. One of the people sent out really awful letters saying things about people on the board. The election was stopped and then another election was done. (This person) ...

Q: Is homeowner open forum a requirement in California or just handy for everyone involved? Or, should I speak with each board member individually to ask for that time in the monthly board meetings?

Florida HOA board members can only be removed by a membership vote, not by other board members, unless the member was appointed. A majority of voting interests can recall a board member through a ...

It is a longstanding law in Michigan that owners of real property have the right to restrict the future use of their property, but there are ...

In HOAs, officers (even presidents) have little individual power. Everything they do is only upon the board’s express authorization. HOA officers occasionally confuse their limited non-profit role ...