Common interest communities today are not all the same. Some developers set the community up with a homeowners association (HOA). Others split the community’s needs between a homeowners association and a metro district, which is a quasi-governmental body that manages…

Common-interest communities, whether residential or commercial, have three common characteristics. Membership is mandatory and automatic by ownership of property. Certain documents bind all owners to be governed. Mandatory lien-based assessments are levied on each Owner in order to operation the…

What is a Collection Policy? It is a policy adopted by the Board of Directors to establish a procedure for the handling of delinquent accounts. This policy establishes the perimeters of the due date, the delinquency date, and the penalties…

A homeowners association is a non-profit corporation comprised of owners within a common-interest community that have a mutual responsibility to maintain common elements of the community and provide governance of the community’s standards, establishing a sense of community and upholding…