For volunteer HOA board members
Practical, step-by-step guidance for HOA board members. Learn how to handle finances, meetings, maintenance, rules, insurance and more.
What do you need help with?
Plain-language guides, checklists and answers.
Start with a common topic:
Start here
Start with the New Board Member Guide. Learn what your board is responsible for, what you should tackle first and what you need to understand before making major decisions.
The curriculum
Choose an area of HOA work to find plain-language, step-by-step guidance.
Budgets, reserves, assessments, collections and HOA financial reporting.
Governing documents, violations, hearings, state requirements and architectural review.
Responsibilities, common areas, preventive maintenance, vendors and emergencies.
Master policies, D&O coverage, homeowner coverage, claims and incidents.
Board roles, meetings, elections, complaints, conflict and communication.
Self-management, professional management, costs, choosing a company and working with a manager.
Straightforward explanations of the questions board members run into most often.
Checklists & worksheets
Short checklists and worksheets you can use right away. No long reading required.
The first things to review, request and understand after you join the board.
A step-by-step list for preparing, reviewing and approving next year's budget.
Compare bids side by side on scope, price, insurance and references.
What to prepare before, during and after a board meeting.
Why How2HOA
Step-by-step guidance focused on real board responsibilities.
Complex HOA topics explained in plain language.
Designed around the questions volunteer board members actually face.
When the workload outgrows volunteers
Some boards reach a point where the workload becomes too much for volunteers. Learn what professional HOA management can handle and whether it may make sense for your community.