DOES
YOUR
COMMUNITY
REALLY
NEED
ANOTHER
RULE?
New rules, policies, and regulations may not always
be helpful for your community. Carefully consider
each additional rule and consider the short- and
long-term implications. Often, new rules may
require other expenses such as fees for consulting
with lawyers or costs for making changes to official
governing documents—costing your HOA valuable
time and money.
Take a holistic approach and ask yourself what the
new rule or policy aims to accomplish. Can that goal
be reached in another way, or is there an existing
rule that can be updated or changed to meet the
same objective?
Similarly, education for new and existing
homeowners on current community expectations
may be enough to solve the problem your new rule
aims to fix. Before adopting new rules, consider
providing additional homeowner communication
and education through your community's website or
newsletter.
Make efforts to correct any issues before jumping to
new regulations. While this approach may take more
time and consideration, in the long run, it can help
build trust between your board and homeowners.
