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What is a Home Owner Association (HOA)?

A Homeowner’s Association is comprised of two or more homeowners that belong

to a mandatory

membership

organization for the

maintenance of commonly owned

real estate and improvements and

regulations of privately

owned property in a

given area. New

community developments are often required to

form a nonprofit

corporation

charged with maintaining common areas within the

development.

These are

commonly called homeowners or

community associations. HOAs

typically are responsible for managing

community finances and their board’s

direction, and enforcing the guidelines in their covenants, conditions

and

handling disputes

and dealing with contractors

are just a

governing documents,

enforcing

few of the issues HOAs face daily.

What are association bylaws?

The bylaws are the guidelines for the operation of the Homeowner’s Association.

The bylaws define the

duties of

the various

offices of the Board of Directors, the

terms of the Directors, the membership’s voting

rights, required

meetings and

notices of

meetings, and the principal office of the association, as well as

other

specific items that

are necessary to run the homeowner’s

association as a

business. The bylaws for

the association may be viewed

online within the

Documents page of this site.

Can a Homeowner’s Association require assessment fees?

Homeowner’s Associations can assess mandatory fees for common property

maintenance.

Can the Homeowner’s Association get a lien on a homeowner’s property for failure

to pay their homeowners

assessment?

Under NC law, a homeowner’s association can place a lien upon an owner’s

property for failure to pay

assessments, and may

foreclose upon that lien if the

owner still refuses to pay past homeowners

assessments. A

lien may also be

placed on the property

for failure to pay fines properly imposed upon the

owner;

however the

foreclosure process for foreclosing upon a lien for fines is

complicated and

cumbersome.

What are Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions?

Commonly called CC&R’s the term usually refers to a written recorded declaration

which sets forth certain

covenants, conditions,

restrictions, rules or regulations

established by a Homeowner’s Association to create

uniformity of buildings and

use within tracts of

land or groups of lots.

What can a Homeowner’s Association regulate?

Homeowner’s Association rules and regulations can regulate many different things

in the homeowner’s area

such

as:

Basketball hoops

House design sheds

Clotheslines, lawns, shingles

Exterior paint, mailboxes, swing sets, fences

Garages, outdoor lights, TV antennas

Garbage cans, views, window coverings

HOA BYLAWS UNDER DEVELOPEMENT
TO BE POSTED HERE

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