Guides

Know what your HOA can ask for

State law often limits what an association can require. These guides explain those limits in plain English, with the statute behind every claim.

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• How long does a California HOA have to approve your project?

  California sets a written-decision deadline for solar and EV chargers, and requires every association to publish its own architectural deadlines. What applies to your project, with citations.

• Your HOA denied your application. What happens next?

  A California association must put an architectural denial in writing, explain it, and let you ask the board to reconsider at an open meeting. How to use that, with citations.

• Can a California HOA stop you installing an EV charger?

  California Civil Code § 4745 makes HOA rules that prohibit or unreasonably restrict an EV charging station void, and gives your association 60 days to deny in writing. With citations.

• Can a California HOA make you keep your lawn?

  Civil Code § 4735 makes HOA rules that ban low water-using plants or artificial turf void, and protects owners who cut back watering during a declared drought. With citations.

• Can a Texas HOA stop you installing solar?

  Texas Property Code § 202.010 stops a POA from prohibiting a solar energy device, and § 209.00505 gives you a written denial and a hearing. What your association can still require, with citations.

• Can a California HOA stop you installing solar?

  California Civil Code § 714 makes HOA rules that effectively prohibit solar void, sets a 45-day decision deadline, and caps what your association can require. With citations.

• Can a Florida HOA stop you installing solar?

  Florida Statute 163.04 prohibits HOAs from banning solar collectors. What your association can and cannot require, with citations.