HOAs Get A Bad Rap

Having lived in an HOA for the past 27 year, having worked for a company that managed HOAs for approximately 5 years and now being an HOA president, I can verify 2 things. The first is people don’t think through the choice of buying a home within an HOA, and if they do, they often never read the governing documents, or choose to ignore them.

I know there are HOAs that aren’t run well, but there is a lot things to be done, more often by volunteers than folks realize. The same people end up doing all the work and often get burned out.

So, take time and read your documents, which you should have done before buying, and know what the rules are. If you can’t live with them, it’s time to move.