HOA Compliance Guides
State-specific legal and operational requirements — Chapter 720, Davis-Stirling, CCIOA, and more. Written for self-managed boards without legal staff.
The 2026 Florida HOA Chapter 720 Compliance Guide
Meeting notices, records inspection, fines, and annual reporting — the complete operational playbook for self-managed Florida boards.
The 2026 Florida Condominium Act Chapter 718 Guide
SIRS, milestone inspections, reserve funding, insurance, common-element maintenance, and enforcement for Florida condominiums — the condo counterpart to the Chapter 720 HOA guide.
California Davis-Stirling Act Compliance Guide (2026)
Civil Code § 4000–6150 in plain English — open meetings, interactive annual disclosure checklists, IDR/ADR dispute resolution, and reserve studies for self-managed California HOAs.
Texas Property Code Chapter 209 HOA Compliance Guide
The 144/72-hour meeting notice rule, mandatory payment plans (§ 209.0062), the 209 certified mail fine notice, ACC committee independence rules, and the HB 614 fine schedule requirement.
Colorado CCIOA & HB 22-1137 HOA Compliance Guide
HB 22-1137 5-step collection sequence, dual-delivery notice (updated for HB 24-1233), 18-month payment plan, $500 fine cap, and the HB 25-1043 strict compliance standard — with a copy-pasteable collection policy template.
The 2026 Arizona HOA Compliance Guide — Planned Communities Act
Open meetings (§ 33-1804), records inspection (§ 33-1805), ARC procedures, solar protections (§ 33-1816), assessment liens (§ 33-1807), and reserve planning — the complete operational playbook for self-managed Arizona boards.
The 2026 Washington HOA Compliance Guide — RCW Chapter 64.38
Open meetings, records inspection, solar protections (RCW 64.38.055), assessment liens (RCW 64.38.045), and WUCIOA scope — the complete operational playbook for self-managed Washington boards.
The 2026 North Carolina HOA Compliance Guide — G.S. Chapter 47F
Meetings, records inspection, $100 fine cap (G.S. 47F-3-107.1), assessment liens (G.S. 47F-3-116), nonjudicial foreclosure, elections, and budget ratification — the complete operational playbook for self-managed North Carolina boards.
The 2026 Georgia HOA Compliance Guide — POAA
POAA vs. non-POAA authority, automatic assessment lien (O.C.G.A. § 44-3-232), $2,000 judicial foreclosure threshold, 21-day meeting notice, and payoff statement rules — the complete operational playbook for self-managed Georgia boards.
The 2026 Virginia HOA Compliance Guide — POAA
Open meetings, 10-business-day records requests, $50/$10-per-day enforcement charges, 90-day charge cap, $5,000 foreclosure threshold, reserve study duties, and the CIC Ombudsman complaint process — the complete operational playbook for self-managed Virginia boards.
The 2026 Illinois HOA Compliance Guide — CICAA
CICAA applicability and exemptions, open meetings (closed-discussion vs. open-vote rules), 30-day records response, the 115% budget-challenge threshold, solar and native landscaping rights, no-universal-fine-cap enforcement, and the Ombudsperson complaint process — the complete operational playbook for self-managed Illinois boards.
The 2026 South Carolina HOA Compliance Guide
January 10 rule-recordation deadline (§ 27-30-130), 48-hour budget-increase notice for non-nonprofits (§ 27-30-140), Consumer Affairs complaint forwarding (§§ 27-30-310–340), Nonprofit Corp Act meeting and records rules, and document-based authority for fines, liens, and foreclosure — the complete operational playbook for self-managed South Carolina boards.
The 2026 Tennessee HOA Compliance Guide
Community type identification (subdivision vs. condominium), reserve study mandate for condominiums (§ 66-27-403), statutory assessment lien from time due (§ 66-27-415), annual unit-owner meeting and 10–60 day notice (§ 66-27-408), financial records availability (§ 66-27-417), and document-based authority for subdivision HOAs — the complete operational playbook for self-managed Tennessee boards.
The 2026 Utah HOA Compliance Guide
Commerce registration with direct lien consequences (§ 57-8a-105), 48-hour open board meetings with owner-comment period (§ 57-8a-226), 15-day rule-change notice with 51% owner veto, written-warning fine procedure with 30-day hearing right (§ 57-8a-208), statutory lien (§ 57-8a-301), nonjudicial foreclosure limits, reserve analyses every 6 years (§ 57-8a-211), solar access (HB 119, 2025), and water-wise landscaping rules — the complete operational playbook for self-managed Utah boards.
The 2026 Oregon HOA Compliance Guide
Community classification (Class I/II/III), open board meetings with executive-session reconvene requirement (ORS 94.644), 20% default quorum, $75K CPA review threshold (ORS 94.670), reserve studies (ORS 94.595), fine-schedule delivery rule, 6-year lien limitation, electronic-notice prohibition, fire-hardened materials (2026), EV charging (ORS 94.762), solar (ORS 94.778), pesticide opt-out, and pre-litigation dispute-resolution offer — the complete operational playbook for self-managed Oregon boards.
Nevada NRS Chapter 116 HOA Compliance Guide (2026)
NRED board certification (Form 602), Ombudsman audit readiness, record retention rules, financial CPA review tiers, and the super-priority lien collection process under NRS 116.