Home owners association discriminates on who and how they collect

All community associations are run by a Board of Directors that is vested with the powers of the Association. The rules and laws that govern what...

Can the board change property management companies without an ownership vote?

The answer to your question lies in the governing documents for your association - most likely in the Declaration (also known as CC&Rs). The...

RCW 64.38.025(3) does not explicitly prevent associations from restricting owners who are not in good standing from participating in an association...

HOA lates fees, atty costs, etc

The answer to what fees your association can charge you is found in the statute governing your type of association (the Homeowners Association Act...

Can a condo that allows cats prohibit small dogs?

Whether an association can prohibit pets inside an owner's unit is usually considered a "restriction on use" of that unit. All restrictions on use...

Lawn use adjacent to condo

What you need to know in order to answer this question is whether the lawn area behind your condo unit is a common area for the use of all...

HOA wants each unit to pay faulty sprinkler replacement?

It’s not entirely clear from your question, but it sounds like your association has chosen to pay for the replacement of the association-wide...

Who is responsible to repair a leaking sunroom in my condo?

Your condominium association's Declaration (or CC&Rs) should have a section that address which building "components" are the responsibility of the...

In order to change your CC&Rs, your Association's Board of Directors will need to hire an association attorney to draft an amendment. The attorney...

A house in our neighborhood went into foreclosure, owing Our HOA many years in back dues. Can we collect from the new owner?

When a property passes by foreclosure, the new owner does not assume the debt owed by the old owner. The most an Association can collect in...