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Read your governing documents to determine which 'utilities' can be included in your assessments.
As well, you may be able to verify a legitimate exemption from paying for certain utilities that are not in use in your residence.
Your annual budget may include a line item for 'cable tv', and it is possible that if you prove a valid exemption from this expense that your assessments can be different from your neighbors'.
As an alternative, if you prefer another vendor, your governing documents may be clear about how you present your alternative choice to your board.
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Generally, a Homeowners Association (HOA) cannot force you to pay for cable TV. However, some HOAs may have specific rules or agreements in place that require homeowners to pay for certain services, such as cable TV, as part of their HOA fees. It's important to review the HOA's bylaws and regulations to understand if such a requirement exists.
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Can an home owners association force people to paint or replace mailboxes?
Read your governing documents to better understand your responsibilities to follow guidelines established by the association.
Can a home owners' association prohibit jogging on streets?
They can if the streets are owned by the home owners' association rather than by a municipality.
What is the web address of the Dennisville Historic Home Owners Association Inc in Dennisville New Jersey?
The web address of the Dennisville Historic Home Owners Association Inc is: http://dhhoa.dennistwp.org
Does South Dakota law require a Home Owners Association to be incorporated?
Generally, according to the site, below, Articles of Incorporation are required for any home owners association. An association-savvy attorney in North Dakota will be able to answer your question with precision.
Can you withdraw from your home owners association?
Yes. You can withdraw by selling your unit. Your unit is permanently connected to the association, by law.
Where is the Dennisville Historic Home Owners Association Inc in Dennisville New Jersey located?
The address of the Dennisville Historic Home Owners Association Inc is: Po Box 311, Dennisville, NJ 08214-8214
I subscribe to COX cable. They tell me I need to run new and updated cabling in my home. I belong to a home owners association and CANNOT run cables outside the house. Is there anyone out there that can run cable under the house and through the walls?
You can contact a local electrician. They are licensed to do that This is something you need to have COX and your home owners association work out. While it may be possible to dig up your yard to put a cable through the basement walls, you potentially creating a new problem with leakage. you can do this on your own.. run the cables surface or you can fish them in .. I'm an electrician and i do this all the time .,. a blindfolded monkey could do this .. not hard at all
Can a Florida home owners association force you to grow Saint Augustine grass?
Read your governing documents to determine what is required of you, the owner, in terms of the type of grass you can grow or must grow.
Where would you find grants for a Florida Home Owners Association?
Although your association may be a valid Florida non-profit corporation, grants are not generally a source of income. Association income is based on assessments paid by owners.
What do you do when being harassed by your home owners association?
Your home owners association may be requiring you to follow your governing documents. You can ask for a clarification of the violation for which you are being notified. Further, read your governing documents so that you understand the process the board can follow when 'curing' a violation. If you believe that contact from the home owners association is valid 'harassment' -- that you are not in violation of any covenant, condition, regulation, restriction or by-law -- you can involve the police.
Can a Home owners association require home owners to purchase liability insurance other than homeowners insurance?
Your answer depends on the association's motivation for the request. If, for example, you are proposing a major project that can hamper, harm or otherwise use common areas -- including roads and landscape owned by the association -- the association may require that you insure these assets. Your broker and the association's broker can work out the details and concretize the requirement.
Can Home Owner Association charge attorney fees to homeowners for a citation written by a lawyer?
Read your governing documents to determine how the fees should be charged, whether they should be charged to a limited number of owners, or to all owners in the association. Apparently, a citation was required to settle a difference of opinion among owners, or between owners and the board. Yes, this is association business, and yes, the fees should be charged to owners.
