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Topic Budgets & Assessments 3 Rules & Enforcement 1 Maintenance & Vendors 2

Audience Owners & Residents 3 Board Members 9 Community Managers 8

Kind Commentary 2 Reference 2 How-to 1

Series The Three Ways Every HOA Budget Goes Wrong 1

Show the Math: How HOA Assessments Are Actually Calculated

Show the Math: How HOA Assessments Are Actually Calculated

Start with the fact that surprises most people, including plenty of board members: your assessment is a byproduct of the budget. Nobody is supposed to pick your monthly number. The association builds ...

Budgets & Assessments Owners & Residents The Three Ways Every HOA Budget Goes Wrong Board Members

Sep 4, 2026

Can My HOA Raise Assessments Without My Vote?

Can My HOA Raise Assessments Without My Vote?

Short answer: usually yes, within limits. In California your board can raise the regular assessment up to 20 percent in a year without asking you, and can levy special assessments up to 5 percent of t...

Budgets & Assessments Owners & Residents

Sep 4, 2026

Is Your Share Calculated the Way Your CC&Rs Say?

Is Your Share Calculated the Way Your CC&Rs Say?

You live in Building A. The big line in this year's budget is Building C's roof. And a version of the same question is being asked at an annual meeting somewhere every night of budget season: why am I...

Budgets & Assessments Owners & Residents

Sep 4, 2026