[NENA] Do You Know the Difference Between a Neighborhood Association and a Homeowners Association?

[Paul Grunwald]

Found this on the web today - it comes up fairly often during disputes over
covenants.

 

Best regards,

Paul

 

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Do You Know the Difference Between a Neighborhood Association and a
Homeowners Association? 

A neighborhood association is a voluntary organization of residents who work
together to improve and maintain the quality of life in its neighborhood.
Associations can form out of concern over a particular issue or as a means
of enhancing a sense of community. 

Features of A Neighborhood Association: 

. Membership is open to all residents and property owners in the
neighborhood, but participation is optional; boundaries are established by
the association. 

 

. Dues are voluntary 

 

. There is no legal authority to enact or enforce maintenance or design
requirements beyond those established by County ordinances. 

 

. To ensure a visibly democratic process, the organization establishes
formal or informal bylaws to provide for at least one general membership
meeting per year and to require an annual election of officers. 

 

Homeowners associations, unlike neighborhood associations, are formal legal
entities created to maintain common areas and enforce private deed
restrictions. Most condominium and town house developments and some newer
single-family subdivisions have homeowners associations which are usually
created when the development is built. 

Features of a Homeowners Association: 

. Membership is mandatory for all property owners within the boundaries of
the development. 

 

. Members are usually charged mandatory dues. 

 

. Homeowners associations have the legal authority to enact and enforce
maintenance and design standards in addition to those established by County
ordinance. 

 

. Homeowners associations are corporations with formal bylaws, which have a
governing board that is elected annually. 




 

 

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