HOA Policies: 43 Sample Policies Every Homeowners Association Board of Directors Should Consider
We're proud to present this 3rd Edition sample HOA policies special report — newly updated and expanded!
One of your most important responsibilities as a community association board member is to make your association's members feel at home. That begins with ensuring that everyone within your association knows and respects the rules, which are geared toward making every owner's life safe, peaceful, and predictable.
Predictable? Yes, predictable. It's much easier for all homeowners to follow the rules when they know what those rules are, why they're in place, and the consequences of not following them. That's why it's critical that your board creates policies and procedures that provide guidance for homeowners as they navigate life in a community association.
In this new and expanded special report, we lay the groundwork for your board to draft policies and procedures governing a broad scope of board practices and community association life. You'll find 43 sample policies released exclusively to you by HOAleader.com's expert contributors, including 18 brand-new policies.
Governing documents and state laws vary, but these samples can serve as a baseline for you to work with your attorney to craft policies that comply with your governing documents and state laws.
From collections policies to rules governing architectural controls, from towing to drones, and from handling conflicts of interest to handling requests for disability accommodations, each of the sample policies in this special report will help you as a board member or educate your members on their responsibilities. More importantly, they'll reinforce the value that your association provides to your owners every day they live in your community.
Table of Contents
- A Message from the President
- Assessment Collection Policies
- Late Fees and Collection Policy
- Assessment Collection Policy
- A Resolution of the Condominium Association, Inc. (the Association-) Adopting a Uniform Policy for The Payment and Collection of Assessments
- Assessment Collections Policy
- Social Host Rules
- Application for Exterior Alteration and Request for Reasonable Accommodation
- Part A
- Part B
- Architectural Review Committee Policy
- Background Check Certification
- Standards and Procedures for Committees
- Dispute Resolution/Complaint Policy
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Document Retention Policies
- Document Retention Policy
- Record Retention and Destruction Policy
- Drone Policies
- Sample Drone Rule
- Association, Inc. Board of Directors Resolution Re: Operation of Drones on Association Property
- Email Policy
- Sample Enforcement and Due Process Policy and Procedures
- Reasonable Accommodation Policies
- Sample Reasonable Accommodation Policy
- Sample Equal Housing Opportunity Reasonable Modifications/Accommodation Policy
- Special-Request Policies
- Exterior Modification Request Rules
- Generator Rules
- Pool rules
- Rules for the Protection of Private Information
- Security Camera Rules
- Storage Unit Rule
- Vacant Unit Rules
- Equal Opportunity—Fair Housing Policy
- Ground Rules for Meetings
- Hardship Exception to a Ban on Rentals
- Ice Dam Policy for Townhomes
- Language for Neighbor-to-Neighbor Disputes
- Social Media Policy
- Checklist for Developing a Social Media Policy
- Pet Policies
- [Association Name] Pet Policy
- Sample Condominium Association Rules Regarding Animals
- Rules for Recording Meetings of the Association
- (The Association-) Rules for Recording Meetings of the Association
- Electronic Meetings and Voting Policy
- Violation and Fine Policies
- Sample Fine and Violation Policy
- Sample Condominium Rules Relating to Fines
- Sample Fine Schedule (Version 1)
- Service Animal Policy
- Association Towing Policy