How to start home owners association and where can I find benefits of a HOA?

Question

I live in a neighborhood that I think would greatly benefit with a home owners association. I'm not trying to gather people to create outrageous rules to make people mad but I would like to gather money to landscape our neighborhood signs and make minimal standards so we could look like a nice neighborhood.

Where can I find a source that lists benefits of a home owners association? (Possibly numbers/ stats too)

How could I make new home buyers and future renters pay these dues? (Dues would be very low... like $5 a month)

What if only 2/3 of my large neighborhood decides on a HOA? Do I follow through with it?

Can this HOA be laid back or will it better if everyone signs a contract on the rules so we could all be on a common ground?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! My parents live in a neighborhood with an extreme HOA and I know where limits need to be placed. I live in a military area so houses are constantly being sold and rented out and I think a more inviting neighborhood would fill these empty houses.

Answer 1

It's very difficult to create an HOA from an existing neighborhood. The way it works legally, is that the HOA documents are recorded against the property. They are said to "run with the land," and anyone who buys a piece of property subject to those documents is bound by them. Usually, a developer records the HOA documents, i.e. the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&R's) against the entire development before any of the units are sold. That way, every single buyer is bound by the terms of the CC&R's and the HOA has the legal right to enforce them.



In an existing neighborhood, you can do the same thing, but unless an Owner agrees to be included and signs the CC&Rs the HOA will have no legal authority over them. And it's usually the Owners who are causing the problems who will refuse to sign. You can still create a voluntary HOA and collect dues and so forth. But unless an owner agrees you will have no power of enforcement against them.

Answer 2

Hi Lisa,my email is [e-mail] you send me your address and I will get from my neighbor a copy of his rules and regs from his hoa from last year and mail it to you. It might give you some idea's,ok. No strings attached.Take care

Answer 3

you will desire to be elected. that's amazingly time eating and thankless yet somebody has to do it. in case you attend each and all the conferences and enable your skills be primary then you definately will probable get of project.