For volunteer board members
HOA Rules by State for Board Members (2026)
Every state handles HOA notices, hearings and fines a little differently, and some leave most of it to your own documents. Pick your state for the rules in plain English, with the statute section and a link to the official text beside each one.
Updated October 2026. Not legal advice.
Choose your state
- Alabamathe Alabama Homeowners' Association Act (Ala. Code ch. 35-20)
- AlaskaAS 34.08 (Alaska Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act), AS 10.20.131, and your documents
- ArizonaPlanned Communities Act, A.R.S. §33-1803
- Arkansasyour recorded documents (Arkansas has no general HOA statute; Horizontal Property Act, A.C.A.…
- Californiathe Davis-Stirling Act (Civil Code §4000 and following)
- Coloradothe Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (C.R.S. 38-33.3)
- Connecticutthe Common Interest Ownership Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 828)
- Delawarethe Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (25 Del. C. ch. 81)
- FloridaFlorida Statutes Chapter 720
- GeorgiaYour declaration, plus the Property Owners' Association Act
- HawaiiYour documents, plus Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 514B (condominiums) and ch. 421J (planned communities)
- Idahothe Homeowner's Association Act (Idaho Code §§55-3201 to 55-3213)
- Illinoisthe Common Interest Community Association Act (765 ILCS 160)
- IndianaIndiana law (the Homeowners Association Act, IC 32-25.5, and IC 32-25 for condominiums)
- Iowayour recorded documents (Iowa has no general HOA statute; Iowa Code ch. 499C, 499B and 504)
- Kansasthe Kansas Uniform Common Interest Owners Bill of Rights Act (K.S.A. 58-4601 ff.)
- Kentuckythe Kentucky Planned Community Act (KRS 381.785 to 381.801)
- Louisianathe Louisiana Planned Community Act (La. R.S. 9:1141.1 ff.)
- MaineYour documents, plus the Maine Condominium Act (33 M.R.S. ch. 31) and Title 13-B for…
- MarylandHOA Act, Real Property §11B-111.10
- MassachusettsMassachusetts law (the Condominium Act, M.G.L. c. 183A; no HOA statute)
- MichiganMichigan law (the Condominium Act, MCL 559.101 and following, and the Nonprofit Corporation…
- MinnesotaMinn. Stat. ch. 515B (Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act), §§500.215-500.217, and your…
- Mississippiyour recorded documents (Mississippi has no general HOA statute; HOA money rules, Miss. Code…
- MissouriMissouri law (RSMo §442.404 for HOAs and the Uniform Condominium Act, RSMo Chapter 448; no…
- MontanaYour documents, plus Mont. Code Ann. §§70-17-210, 70-17-901, 70-16-110, the Unit Ownership Act…
- Nebraskayour recorded documents (Nebraska has no general HOA statute; HOA lien law §52-2001 and the…
- NevadaNevada law (NRS Chapter 116, Common-Interest Ownership)
- New HampshireYour documents, plus the Condominium Act (RSA 356-B) and RSA 292:8-m for HOAs organized under…
- New JerseyYour documents, plus N.J.S.A. 45:22A-44 and the Condominium Act
- New Mexicothe Homeowner Association Act (NMSA 1978 §§47-16-1 to 47-16-18)
- New YorkYour documents, plus Real Property Law §339-j and the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
- North Carolinathe North Carolina Planned Community Act (Chapter 47F)
- North DakotaYour documents, plus the N.D. Century Code (ch. 47-04.1 condominiums, §§47-04-25.1, 47-04-32…
- Ohiothe Ohio Planned Community Law (R.C. 5312.11)
- Oklahomayour recorded documents (Oklahoma has no general HOA statute; Real Estate Development Act, 60…
- Oregonthe Planned Community Act (ORS ch. 94) and the Condominium Act (ORS ch. 100)
- PennsylvaniaPennsylvania law (the Uniform Planned Community Act, 68 Pa.C.S. §5101 and following, and the…
- Rhode IslandYour documents, plus the Condominium Law (R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-36.1) and ch. 7-6 for…
- South CarolinaSouth Carolina law (the Homeowners Association Act, S.C. Code §27-30-110 and following; no…
- South DakotaYour documents, plus S.D. Codified Laws ch. 11-5, ch. 43-15A and the Nonprofit Corporation Act…
- TennesseeTennessee law (the Condominium Act of 2008, T.C.A. §66-27-201 and following, HOA sections in…
- TexasProperty Code Chapter 209
- UtahUtah law (the Community Association Act, Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 8a, and the Condominium…
- Vermont27A V.S.A. (Vermont Common Interest Ownership Act), 27 V.S.A. §544, and your documents
- Virginiathe Virginia Property Owners' Association Act (Va. Code §55.1-1819)
- WashingtonWashington's HOA fining rules (RCW 64.90.405 and RCW 64.38.020)
- West VirginiaW. Va. Code ch. 36B (Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act), §36-4-19, ch. 31E, and your…
- WisconsinWisconsin law (Wis. Stat. §710.18 for HOAs, ch. 703 for condominiums, ch. 181 for nonstock…
- WyomingYour documents, plus W.S. 34-20 (condominiums), the Nonprofit Corporation Act (W.S. 17-19)…
Need letters you can send this week? Every state has a kit: violation notice letters, step checklists and a tracker, written for that state's HOA law. Find your state's kit.