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Communities come in all different sizes, and they all have their own needs and their own goals. For this reason, the HOA in one neighborhood may look very different from the HOA in a community across town, or even right across the street. One kind of community that requires a particularly strong HOA presence, however, is the Master Planned Community.
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For most of us, there are areas in our lives where we’d prefer the government not play a big role—and that’s understandable. The role of the government, as it relates to your HOA, is an important one to understand, however. Knowing what the government can do for your community, and having open channels of communication with your local governing body, can ultimately be highly beneficial for your Association and its residents.
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Are the people who live within your community merely residents—or are they also friends? That may not seem like a particularly pertinent or pragmatic question, and to an extent it is beyond the scope of what the HOA is about. The community association is meant to preserve the value of common properties; that is its primary function. The community association does not exist to help residents make friends!
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The volunteers who serve on the HOA board play a vital role in the development of the community. It is utterly imperative, then, that each association tries to find the right people for the job. Of course, this can be easier said than done—especially in smaller communities, or in any communities where participation and volunteerism are at relatively low levels.
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