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The articles below provide practical information about homeowners association and condo bylaws.

How Strong Are Your HOA Owners' Privacy Rights?
November 4, 2011
In this week's tip, we help you determine whether to strip search your residents. OK, maybe that's too strong. But we do offer tips on how intrusive you can be when it comes to "searching" owners. . . . keep reading

How Intrusive Can You Be with HOA Owners?
November 2011
A HOAleader.com reader reports that his HOA is requiring that owners allow coolers to be searched for glass when they enter the pool because of the "no glass container" rule. He contends this is an invasion of his privacy. . . . keep reading

How to Revise Your HOA's Rules
August 2011
So what do you and your homeowners association board of directors need to know about revising rules? When do you need to consult with owners, and when can you just go forward without notice? And even if your state law or governing documents don't require you to provide notice, do you need to consider the message you're sending when you revise rule after rule--some controversial--without a chance for owners to provide feedback? Here's a smart process for HOA rule revisions. . . . keep reading

HOA Boards' Biggest Mistakes: Have You Made These Nine Blunders?
June 2011
If you're not careful, you can take huge missteps in overseeing your homeowner association. Here, we summarize what our experts consider the nine biggest mistakes HOA boards have made and explain what the boards should have done instead. . . . keep reading

Definition: Declaration of Covenants, Codes & Restrictions (CC&Rs)
An HOA's covenants, codes and restrictions—or CC&Rs—are the documents that are recorded with your county. They include the things that affect the title to the land. For example, how many s . . . keep reading

Definition: HOA Bylaws
HOA bylaws are governing guides. Bylaws are supposed to be about the government of the corporation. They should cover things like how often you have meetings, how many people are on the board, how oft . . . keep reading

A Guide to Creating HOA Bylaws
January 2009
If your association is so brand, spanking new that you don't even have bylaws yet, here's what you need to know about creating bylaws. . . . keep reading

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