Florida couple in dispute with Avalon Park HOA over decorative stones in yard
The Avalon Park Property Owners’s Association says the white rocks around Demeris and Jose Heinsen’s home violate the neighborhood by-laws. The couple got a letter saying they have two weeks to remove...
View ArticleThe Importance of HOA Architectural Guidelines
An HOA does more than just set and enforce rules. Homeowners Associations really exist to help create a shared vision and establish a unified identity within communities. One of the ways they do this...
View ArticleCo-p and Condo Buyers Are Responsible for Previous Alterations
In 2005, a shareholder at an Upper East Side co-op renovated his apartment after signing an alteration agreement in which he took responsibility for any damages that might result from the alterations....
View ArticleTransparency in HOA’s architectural review process
Homeowners Associations (HOAs) play a crucial role in maintaining a neighborhood’s aesthetic and structural integrity. When homeowners want to make changes to the exterior of their homes, such as...
View ArticleNavigating the Complex World of HOA Architectural Control (FL)
What does a Homeowners Association, under Chapter 720, Florida Statutes, need to bear in mind when evaluating architectural modification requests from its members? Read the article……………………………..
View ArticleNavigating the Complex World of HOA Architectural Control (FL)
What does a Homeowners Association, under Chapter 720, Florida Statutes, need to bear in mind when evaluating architectural modification requests from its members? Read the article…………………………………….
View ArticleDesign panel OKs major facelift for prominent Palm Beach condo building on...
One of Palm Beach’s most prominent condominiums on Midtown Beach can get a facelift, now that the town’s powerful Architectural Commission has signed off on plans for a major exterior remodeling...
View ArticleCourt won’t order owners to destroy houses (VA)
Where a homeowners’ association argued the court should order homeowners to tear down houses allegedly built in violation of the association’s covenants and restrictions, the court refused. Demolition...
View ArticleDisabled veteran having trouble with local homeowners association after...
“I don’t want to lose my house, I don’t understand what the big deal is about it, it’s just a fence,” said Quinton Walton, a 37-year-old Army veteran. He’s referring to his home in Midland. “My son is...
View ArticleWhat Your Illinois Homeowners Association Needs To Know About Architectural...
Most condominium declarations will limit the ability of a unit owner’ ability to make changes to any structure, improvement, or any of the limited or general common elements within a condominium or...
View ArticleThe How-To’s of ACCs (TX)
A new year is quickly approaching and, after hours of inspiration from watching Fixer Upper, homeowners may be feeling inspired to add on to or remodel the exterior of their homes and update their...
View ArticleBest to wait for written approval before starting project (NV)
Q: Back in January 2022, we submitted an Architectural Review Committee application to our subdivision HOA to add concrete steps leading to the front door and side concrete walkway on the right side of...
View Article‘Grossly out of proportion’: HOA can’t tear down noncompliant homes (VA)
The Western District of Virginia held that it would be “grossly out of proportion” to allow a homeowner’s association, or HOA, to destroy three homes that were built without approval of its...
View ArticleARC process now reflects HOA rules (MD)
The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors approved two resolutions to conform with the Maryland HOA Act related to Architectural Review Committee guidelines. The changes related to the workings of...
View ArticleHOA in push for color change painted ‘big white square’ on my house without...
Question: The paint committee in my HOA is telling me to change the color of my house to white because I have a gray roof. My house is now cream with gray trim. It’s been that way for the last seven...
View ArticleArchitectural Reviews
February is the time of year when those of us in Ohio start thinking about sunnier and warmer days to come. For many people, that means making plans for summer projects and improvements to their homes....
View ArticleMastering Architectural Guidelines for Arizona HOAs
Architectural guidelines are more than mere regulations. They’re the keystones that shape the character and quality of our communities. These guidelines serve as the compass guiding homeowners and HOA...
View ArticleA Mooresville couple tried to paint their home. They were hit with a $1,000...
Living in a neighborhood run by a homeowners association has its advantages, like maintaining uniformity with the exterior colors of the homes. But after discovering some of their HOA’s “approved”...
View ArticleMastering the Architectural Review Process
Reviewing architectural applications is typically part of a community association manager’s bread and butter. However, the architectural review process can be fraught with stumbling blocks, and...
View ArticleMastering ARC Applications: Best Practices for HOA Board Members
If you’re part of a community association board, you will become familiar with Architectural Control – the process for reviewing and approving additions or exterior modification requests for homes...
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