homeowner associations
Residential rule enforcers
Homeowner associations, usually abbreviated HOA, are organizations that govern residential communities, setting rules for property appearance and behavior, collecting fees, and maintaining shared amenities.
They're often associated with suburban subdivisions and condominiums.
HOAs have a reputation for petty enforcement: The HOA fined us for leaving the trash cans out too long.
Singular: homeowner association.
Regular membership payments
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- monthly feeRecurring periodic payment
- annual feeRecurring yearly charge
- special assessmentTargeted fee for improvements
late fee · arrears · collection · payment · billing · invoice · contribution · maintenance fee
Flat rigid panel
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- minutesSixty-second intervals
directors · voting · quorum · proxy · amendments · resolutions · committees · fiduciary
Binding formal agreements
- restrictionsLimitations on action
- CC&RsHOA's enforceable property rules
- deed restrictionsLegal limits on property use
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
compliance · violations · fines · pet restrictions · noise regulations · rental restrictions · holiday decorations · lawn maintenance
People living somewhere
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- common areasShared-use zones in buildings
- clubhouseMembers-only gathering place
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
block party · community spirit · neighborly · volunteers · amenities · gated community · townhomes · condominiums
dues
Regular membership payments
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- monthly feeRecurring periodic payment
- annual feeRecurring yearly charge
special assessment · late fee · arrears · collection · payment · billing · invoice · contribution · maintenance fee · reserve fund
board
Flat rigid panel
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
minutes · directors · voting · quorum · proxy · amendments · resolutions · committees · fiduciary · oversight
covenants
Binding formal agreements
- restrictionsLimitations on action
- CC&RsHOA's enforceable property rules
- deed restrictionsLegal limits on property use
enforcement · compliance · violations · fines · pet restrictions · noise regulations · rental restrictions · holiday decorations · lawn maintenance · trash bins
residents
People living somewhere
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- common areasShared-use zones in buildings
- clubhouseMembers-only gathering place
playground · block party · community spirit · neighborly · volunteers · amenities · gated community · townhomes · condominiums · shared spaces
- suburbiasuburb, suburbs, suburbia, burbs, subdivision
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- Affluencewealth, wealthy, affluence, prestige, elite
- grassrootsgrassroots, activist, volunteer, volunteers, volunteering
- planned communitiesplanned towns, subdivision, gated community, new towns, master-planned community
homeowner associationsmunicipal government
A city's administrative body
city government · county government · state regulation · federal oversight
homeowner associationspublic housing
Subsidized homes for poor
squatter settlements · rental housing · apartment complexes · tenant associations · mobile home parks
association, homeless, homeward, homestead, homeland, homemade, hometown, owning, ownership