Glossary
What is a self-managed HOA?
An association run by its own board without a management company. Directors collect dues, keep the books, send notices, and run meetings themselves, usually with software.
In Havn
Havn gives a volunteer board the portal, the accounting, and the letters a management company runs, set up from a spreadsheet, for a dollar a unit a month.
For self-managed HOAsMost small communities are self-managed. The board treasurer keeps the books, the secretary sends notices, and the president deals with vendors. The risks are continuity, since records live with whoever holds the role, and compliance, since the notice and accounting rules apply regardless of who does the work.
A self-managed community can still hire a bookkeeper, an attorney for collections, or a manager for one project, and it can move to full management later without changing its records if they are kept in one place.
Keep Reading
Guides
- How to Change HOA Management CompaniesSwitching managers is a records transfer disguised as a contract change.
- Self-Managed HOA: Pros, Cons, and What It TakesAbout a third of associations run without a management company.
Templates
- HOA Meeting Minutes TemplateA free HOA board meeting minutes template: who attended, whether quorum was met, each motion with who moved it and the vote, and what was decided.
- HOA Welcome Letter TemplateA free HOA welcome letter template for new owners: who runs the community, how dues work and how to pay, the rules that matter most, and how to reach the board or the office.
- HOA Annual Meeting Notice TemplateA free HOA annual meeting notice template: date, place, agenda, the election, quorum, and the proxy or ballot enclosed, written to meet the notice window in your bylaws.
Laws and Documents
- HOA laws by stateEvery state's association statutes and resale rules on one map.
- HOA letter templatesFree notices, ballots, and letters a board can copy and send.
See how Havn handles it with your own community.
HOA management software with a homeowner portal owners actually use. Resale documents are included; the requester pays for each one.