A list of your rights and obligations

Drawing on decades of experience, our HOA attorneys have created the following list of the rights and obligations of a homeowner:

Rights

• Use the common area, such as the clubhouse and recreational facilities
• Elect or remove an HOA board
• Vote to change the CC&Rs (covenants, conditions and restrictions)
• Demand your HOA keep the common areas looking good and safe
• Make sure everyone lives by the association rules and guidelines
• Challenge new rules that seem unfair or unreasonable
• Attend all open association and board meetings
• Inspect and copy association books and financial records
• Install solar panels
• Post a for-sale sign on your property
• Park emergency response government vehicles in no-parking zones
• Fly the American flag, state flag, military flag, Native American flags, etc. on your property

Obligations

• Pay your association dues
• Comply with the CC&Rs and rules
• Get special permission from the board if you want to do something outside the rules
• Live the Golden Rule (“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”)