#POA VS HOA SERIES#

But the fact that the main entity is called a POA wouldn't make it so it's not considered an HOA here in Florida. That gives you an idea of who'd maintain what. And maybe within the broader master community, there will be a main entrance or a community center, and those would be governed by the master association. 'It's its own enclave with a separate gate, separate roads, and even a separate manager, and those facilities would be covered under a separate budget. 'There might be a condo association, and maybe there's a gated area around it,' he says. Solomon says this often makes sense from a physical and maintenance standpoint. But those boards usually all mesh and lead into each other.' So some owners might have to pay three dues and be subject to three different boards. Then there might condo associations of 100≢00 units each. Within that, there'll be a neighborhood association of 1,000 homes. There'll be a master association with 5,000 units, and that would be the equivalent of a POA. It's common for us to see as many as three or four tiers. 'Our firm has a lot of multitiered master structures. 'Here's how that would work,' says Solomon. That said, our reader should know that it's possible for members to serve on more than one board. Solomon says he'd need more information to fully address our reader's situation. Its title is POA, but its governing documents say it's subject to the HOA statute. For example, I advise a POA that's actually an HOA. 'They're all interchangeable, with the disclaimer that the documents apply. 'In this case, some would call this a property owners association, but others would say HOA or community association,' Solomon adds.

'Just like some people call something a common area and other people call it common property, or some say a developer, while others call it a declarant, the name doesn't matter. 'Labels aren't so important here in Florida,' says the attorney and founder of the Association Law Group in Miami Beach, Fla., who advises more than 500 associations and also represents developers through his second law firm, Solomon & Furshman LLP. But Ben Solomon says the title of the entities our reader is referring to isn't anything to fuss over. POA stands for property owners association. Here we explain what a POA is and explain to our reader how POAs and HOAs typically interact with each other. However, the POA restricts members of the HOA from running for the POA board.' Our covenants and bylaws don't cover the issue of POA members being elected to my HOA board.

The State of South Carolina doesn't address this issue. My HOA (I disagree) will allow POA members to run for our board. If you have a question you need answered, post it on the message board.Īn reader asks, 'I have two months remaining on a threeyear commitment to my HOA.

#POA VS HOA SERIES#

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Poa vs hoa