Guides
How to Run a Community, Step by Step
The jobs a board and a manager do every year, written the way Havn's own notices are: short, specific, and with the dates and numbers in them. Each guide says where your state's law decides and links the page that has it.
Guides
Every Guide, With the Feature That Does the Work
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HOA Voting Rules, Explained
Who gets a vote, how much it counts, how many owners have to show up, and what a proxy actually does.
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How to Run an HOA Meeting
A board meeting that ends on time and an annual meeting that makes quorum are mostly the same discipline: a notice sent on the right day, an agenda that puts decisions first, and minutes written before anyone leaves.
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HOA Board Member Duties, by Role
Every director owes the association the same two duties.
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HOA Special Assessment Rules
A special assessment is the charge nobody budgeted for.
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How to Read HOA Financial Statements
Four pages a month tell a board everything about the association's money.
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How Much Should an HOA Have in Reserves?
There is no right dollar figure, only the number a reserve study produces for your roofs, your pavement, and your pool.
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How to Create an HOA Budget
An association budget is a short document with one hard number at the end: the assessment per home.
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How to Change HOA Management Companies
Switching managers is a records transfer disguised as a contract change.
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HOA Online Payments: Fees, Autopay, and Setup
Online payments cut late dues more than any letter.
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How to Collect Delinquent HOA Dues
Collections is a calendar, not a confrontation.
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Self-Managed HOA: Pros, Cons, and What It Takes
About a third of associations run without a management company.
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The HOA Violation Process, Step by Step
A violation that ends in a fine the owner pays went through the same steps every time: a dated record, a notice that cites the rule, a chance to fix it, a hearing, and a fine the schedule already set.
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HOA Transfer Fees: Who Pays and What They Cover
Three different charges show up on a closing statement under the association's name.
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HOA Newsletter Ideas: What to Put in Every Issue
A newsletter owners read is short, has dates in it, and says what the money did.
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