Looking for suggestions or examples of websites dedicated to folks who live in Condos or HOAs (i.e. a website for a specific building or development), and what makes them work (or not). [more inside]
posted by lowlife on Sep 23, 2009 - 3 answers

Advice for renting a townhouse that's part of a HOA? [more inside]
posted by specialagentwebb on Jul 31, 2009 - 5 answers

Can the HOA make me ultimately responsible for their drama ? [more inside]
posted by duckus on Jan 20, 2009 - 4 answers

Who gets to pay: the HOA or me? Of course, there's some weirdness. [more inside]
posted by cheap paper on Jan 18, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm considering purchasing a house, but I don't want to be a member of a Home Owners Association (HOA). Is there any way to purchase a home that is currently in a Home Owners Association, but not become part of it? [more inside]
posted by HC Foo on Jan 13, 2009 - 37 answers

Can a Homeowners Association (condo, specifically) require that its dues be paid by the mortgage company out of escrow? [more inside]
posted by gjc on Jun 4, 2008 - 7 answers

My HOA negotiated an exclusive contract with a garbage company -- and the garbage company has increased rates and decreased service. Help! [more inside]
posted by parilous on Jan 3, 2008 - 13 answers

My father and I have been fighting a small battle against our HOA who blocks every attempt to have a cell phone tower installed nearby. What can I arm my dad with to take into the next HOA meeting so that next time his request is refused on the grounds that a tower would give all of us cancer, he can respond with scientific evidence to the contrary?
posted by BuddhaInABucket on Mar 4, 2006 - 26 answers

What qualifications and licenses does one need to be a building manager? [more inside]
posted by fandango_matt on Oct 18, 2005 - 7 answers