Archive for May 2026
Are You Collecting Dues or Annoying Neighbors? The Complete Guide to HOA Dues Collection
Key Takeaways: The Invisible Burden of the Paper Trail Saturday afternoon should not disappear into a stack of envelopes, a spreadsheet, and a deposit slip. Yet plenty of volunteer board members know that routine: Managing HOA Finances carries real responsibility, which means it’s better to implement more order and less friction in your process. When…
Read MoreHOA Meeting Minutes: What to Document and Why
Key Takeaways: Why HOA Boards Keep Meeting Minutes Good meeting minutes are routine now and essential later. They give homeowners a clear window into how decisions are made, how funds are allocated, and how the board follows through on community priorities. For volunteer boards, minutes also bring order to HOA Management. A well-kept record shows…
Read MoreYour HOA Needs a Website. Here’s How to Build One Easily
Key Takeaways You agreed to join the HOA board because you care about your neighborhood. You didn’t agree to become its full-time help desk. But here you are on a Saturday morning, woken early by birdsong (nice), lawnmowers (loud), and the ding of an email notification (ugh). After fortifying yourself with coffee, you dare to…
Read MoreThe Guide to Texas HOA Laws
Key Takeaways As a volunteer HOA board member, you’re contributing your time and efforts to improve your community, support your neighbors, and make your neighborhood a nicer place to live. You’re probably not signing up to make yourself vulnerable to being personally liable by state law for compliance issues that come from haphazard physical recordkeeping…
Read MoreThe Guide to Georgia HOA Laws
Key Takeaways In most states, laws that affect HOAs automatically apply to all HOAs. In Georgia, your HOA might have to opt in to that law. And that choice changes almost everything about how your community is governed. This guide is here to help you navigate it all. Georgia’s HOA Opt-In Enforcement Here are some…
Read MoreThe Guide to New York HOA Laws
Key Takeaways Volunteering for your HOA board shouldn’t automatically come with surprises that put you, personally, in legal hot water. But it can, if you’re not careful. The risk is greater if you’re not familiar with New York HOA laws. Say you’re serving on a board that’s been operating the same way for decades. Until…
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