Subject
Foundations
24 lessons across 1 course. Each one is about three minutes, cites its sources, and stands on its own.
Course
HOA & Community Association 101
- What is an HOA?
- What is a condominium association?
- HOA vs condominium vs co-op
- What is a planned community?
- What is a master association?
- What is a sub-association?
- What does an HOA actually own?
- What are common areas?
- Common elements vs limited common elements
- What is association responsibility vs owner responsibility?
- How an HOA is created
- Why HOAs exist
- Who owns the HOA?
- Is an HOA a business?
- Is an HOA a nonprofit?
- Board vs membership
- What authority does an HOA have?
- What authority doesn't an HOA have?
- Board member vs property manager
- Self-managed vs professionally managed associations
- Association attorney, CPA, reserve specialist, engineer and other professionals
- The annual operating cycle of an HOA
- The lifecycle of a community association
- Vocabulary every new board member should know