Comparison of homeowner associations and civic associations
There are important differences between a homeowner association (HOA) and a civic association.
General comparison
The following table compares HOAs and civic associations for a selection of topics.
| Topic | Homeowner association | Civic association | Residents association | Neighborhood association | Property owners association |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership requirements | Mandatory membership | Voluntary membership | Voluntary membership | Voluntary membership | Mandatory membership |
| Violations of regulations | Fines, disable access to amenities, liens, foreclosure | Removal from the association | Removal from the association | Removal from the association | Fines, liens, foreclosure |
| Size of association | Membership remains constant | Membership fluctuates as members are free to leave or join without restitution | Membership fluctuates as members are free to leave or join without restitution | Membership fluctuates as members are free to leave or join without restitution | Membership remains constant |
| Maintenance issues | Board of directors of management company handles hired services | Board of directors seeks volunteers to help, then hires services | Board of directors petition local government | Board of directors seeks volunteers to help, then hires services | Board of directors of management company handles hired services |
| Right to rule | Deed restricted | None | Majority voting block | None | Deed restricted |
| Entity owns property | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Can become defunct? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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gollark: I would recommend against #1, because weirdly enough people like being able to write, download and run programs.
gollark: In potatOS I do #2. Unfortunately the sandboxing implementation is about 500 lines of code, very version-specific because it runs half the BIOS for weird internal reasons, and has several known holes.
gollark: There are two ways around this:- make your "OS" unable to run arbitrary code and instead use a highly limited shell/GUI- sane sandboxing via providing no/a limited FS API to environments where you can run arbitrary code
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