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For townhouse owners, the real solar decision is often about roof control, HOA friction, portability, and billing. Here is what to compare before you commit.
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Community Solar vs Rooftop Solar in 2026: What Townhouse Owners Should Compare First
Apr 30, 2026Read
What makes an area great to live in?
You might be a country mouse who wants to live in beautiful nature, away from the hustle and bustle of big-city life. You might be a city mouse who loves the chaos and grime of a city, and every cultural and economic ins…
Texan real estate agent boasts that town outside of Dallas has the best real estate in the world because it has more HOAs than anywhere on Earth: 'Current entry price is $1.2 million.'
Apr 28, 2026Read
The only board i've been on is a skate but what i love about so many of these stories is that you don't have to be a retired HOA veteran to know exactly what this person is talking about. Because that's a universal true to any individual who craves authority …
Power-mad HOA president tries to cover up bylaw violations and accidentally exposes them, so new homeowner plans to vote her out next annual meeting
Apr 27, 2026Read
IF WE’RE shopping for native plants with the most ecological impact—ones with the most pollinator appeal, for example—then simply choosing by the prettiest picture on a label or by a catalog photo won’t get you to your goal. It helps to understand the vocabul…
the straight talk on cultivars, with sam hoadley
Apr 25, 2026Read
HOASnapshot, an AI-powered tool to summarize HOA quality, will be available to homebuyers in escrow in May 1 for $150.
HOA compliance rating system coming to California home sales
Apr 24, 2026Read
Homeowners in condo complexes need to seek HOA permission before installing security cameras.
HOA Homefront: Are personal security cameras OK?
Apr 24, 2026Read
Turns out, you can't be a tyrant forever when the law finally catches up to you.
Homeowner Was Targeted For Years By An Overzealous HOA President With A Fake Police Light, So He Dug Into The Paperwork And Discovered The Entire HOA Was Never Legally Registered
Apr 24, 2026Read
The HOA didn't think through that new rule very well.
Stray Cat Follows Homeowner When He Walks His Dogs, But The HOA Claims The Cat Is His Pet And Needs To Be On A Leash
Apr 23, 2026Read
You can't just rewrite the rules without consequences.
Homeowner Signed An Agreement To Let The HOA Use His Land For The Neighborhood Entrance, But When They Tricked Him Into Joining The HOA And Tried To Change The Terms, He Took Them To Court And Forced Them Into An Expensive New Deal
Apr 20, 2026Read
Saba said the hydrants, including one he brought back from Iraq during a deployment, have been on display since he moved into the neighborhood over a year ago without prior issue.
Las Vegas veteran pushes back after HOA reportedly targeted front yard hydrant display: ‘The last straw’
Apr 19, 2026Read
HOAs love to fine their residents, and they often choose the tiniest, most insignificant little "problems" in the whole neighborhood.
Just like many people, this person has got some new blooms on their lawn. In the springtime, flowers seem to bloom overnigh…
21-year-old woman gets fined $200 by HOA for having dandelions on her lawn: 'Someone drove through my neighbor hood and took pictures'
Apr 18, 2026Read
Never move into an area with an HOA.
They Moved Into A New House With An HOA, And Immediately Got A Violation Notice Saying There Were Too Many Weeds
Apr 17, 2026Read
In 2029, a new California law will ban the watering of certain unused ‘mowed grass’ with potable water.
HOA Homefront: Nonfunctional turf will require irrigation with reclaimed water
Apr 17, 2026Read
If you file complaints against neighbors, expect them to return the favor.
His Neighbors Complained To The HOA About His Music And Got Him A Fine, So He Made Their Dog Bark, Causing Them To Get A Fine Too
Apr 17, 2026Read
HOA disputes have a specific energy that is unlike any other kind of conflict. It is not quite a legal battle, and it is not quite a neighborhood argument. It is somewhere in between, governed by documents that nobody fully reads, enforced by people whose aut…
New HOA rep threatens to fine a homeowner for a shed approved in writing two years ago, even though the deed does not even ban sheds in the neighborhood: ‘Should I wait for them to fine me and respond then?’
Apr 16, 2026Read
The HOA board couldn't stop them!
Homeowners Band Together To Overthrow The HOA Board, And They Not Only Win But Fix Everything The Old Board Never Got Around To
Apr 15, 2026Read
Talk about bad timing!
Family Had To Put Their Dog To Sleep Because He Had An Aggressive Form Of Cancer, But When They Were On The Way To The Vet, An HOA Board Member Stopped Them
Apr 14, 2026Read
Homeowners got their flowers, and the HOA didn’t have to fight a pointless battle.
HOA President Was Forced To Enforce A Ridiculous Rule Requiring Homeowners To Get Permission To Plant Flowers, So He Created A Loophole That Made The Rule Impossible To Enforce
Apr 14, 2026Read
It may be necessary for you to file a complaint with the Nevada Real Estate Division as to obtaining the financial information for the association budget.
Separation of mixed-use HOA no easy task, requires attorney - Real Estate Millions
Apr 14, 2026Read
There's always a bigger fish, and in this case, an HOA's overzealous enforcement of their own made-up rules over a homeowner's ability to put a satellite dish on their own roof came into direct conflict with actual FCC guidelines.
This homeowner received a $…
'$750??? for a satellite dish??': Homeowner challenges HOA's $750 fine for their satellite dish that has been on their roof for 2 years, force the HOA to back down by quoting the actual federal law
Apr 14, 2026Read
That neighbor certainly chose poorly when she moved into a downstairs condo!
Old Woman Complains To The HOA About Her Upstairs Neighbor Wanting To Clean Her Porch, So The HOA Sends A Letter Saying To Keep The Porch Clean
Apr 14, 2026Read