Thanks to the Internet, there is a wealth of information available to HOA members, directors, and managers. Here are some useful websites: • The first place to look is on the North Carolina General Assembly’s website at http://www.ncleg.net. Here you can look up the laws that govern homeowners’ associations in North Carolina. Chapter 47C of the statutes governs condominiums. […]

Q. It seems in today’s economy that a lot of HOA foreclosures don’t result in a collection of the debt owed to the HOA. The owner either abandons the property, or the HOA lien is extinguished by the foreclosure of a superior deed of trust to a mortgage lender. It seems the HOAs rack up […]

Q: Can the board of an HOA handle any items via e-mail and have those acceptable as legal actions? I am wondering if the approval of meeting minutes can be handled via e-mail rather than waiting for the next meeting. If so, they could then be posted on our Web site and not be held […]

Q. We live in a small patio home development (37 total units) that has a homeowners’ association. Other than a statement that the homeowner is responsible for all requirements in our covenants, there is no statement that specifies the number of units that can be rented. Is it correct that the presence of rental units […]

Q. A board of directors ignores glaring infractions of the rules and regulations such as window treatment must be backed in white, hanging of school flags, and window screens in bad repair. What can you do if you have brought up these issues and been ignored? Failure to enforce the restrictive covenants consistently and uniformly […]

Q. I am the treasurer of an HOA and need advice. We are a small community of 85 homes.  We had an attorney when we took over from the developer. We also had a management company.  Since neither one was responding to us in a way that we felt was appropriate, we have taken over […]

Do you have a neighbor who runs an auto-repair business out of his driveway, leaving junked cars scattered over his yard? How about an amateur racecar driver down the street who likes to tune his extremely loud engine at 1 a.m.? Or my favorite: The upstairs neighbor who kept an 80-pound dog outside on his […]