HOA laws by state
HOA law is state law plus your recorded documents. There is no national HOA code. A Florida Chapter 720 hearing, a California Davis-Stirling records request, and a Texas Chapter 209 fine process are not interchangeable. This hub indexes the state pages on the page-map slugs: Florida, California, Texas, Virginia, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Colorado, Washington, New Jersey, and New York.
Each state page names the statute, the condo statute if it is separate, whether an ombudsman or information office exists, and cited notes on hearings, records, and collections. Florida's condominium ombudsman is Chapter 718 only. Virginia has a CIC Ombudsman at DPOR. Colorado's HOA Information and Resource Center registers associations and answers CCIOA questions; it does not mediate. Georgia's POAA is opt-in. New Jersey splits condominiums (46:8B) from planned developments (PREDFDA). New York has no statewide HOA mega-statute.
Read the page for the state where the property sits, then the declaration. Do not copy a neighbor's process from another state. Statutes change. These notes are sourced snapshots retrieved 2026-08-28, not personalized advice.
This is general information from an AI helper, not legal advice. Confirm it against your documents and your state's law. If a deadline or hearing is coming up, talk to a licensed lawyer.
- HOA rules in Arizona — Arizona splits planned communities and condominiums. Houses and townhomes in a planned community are under Title 33, Chapter 16 (starting at A.R.S. § 33-1801). Condominium units are under Title 33, Chapter 9. Do not mix those chapters. Confirm which statute covers your community on the Arizona Legislature site, then read your CC&Rs and bylaws. This page is general information, not legal advice.
- HOA rules in California — California does not split HOAs and condos into two HOA statutes. Residential common interest developments — planned developments, condominiums, community apartments, and stock cooperatives — fall under the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, Civil Code sections 4000 through 6150. Confirm your community is a CID, then read the current Civil Code on the California Legislative Information
- HOA rules in Florida — Florida splits homeowners' associations and condominiums into two statutes. If you live in a house in a deed-restricted community, Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes (Homeowners' Associations) is the main statute. If you own a condominium unit, Chapter 718 (Condominiums) applies instead. Do not mix those chapters. Confirm which statute covers your community, then confirm the current text on the F
- HOA rules in Nevada — Nevada uses a Uniform Common-Interest Ownership Act. NRS Chapter 116 is the main statute for common-interest communities, including many planned communities, condominiums, and cooperatives. It is not federal HOA law and it is not the rule in other states. Confirm that Chapter 116 actually applies to your community (some older associations have different coverage), then read the current NRS text an
- HOA rules in North Carolina — North Carolina splits planned communities and condominiums. Houses and lots in a planned community are under Chapter 47F, the North Carolina Planned Community Act. Condominium units are under Chapter 47C. Do not mix those chapters. Chapter 47F applies to planned communities created in the state on or after January 1, 1999, with exceptions (including communities of 20 or fewer lots unless the decla
- HOA rules in Texas — Texas splits subdivision HOAs and condominiums. If you live in a house or townhome in a residential subdivision with a property owners' association, Chapter 209 of the Texas Property Code (the Residential Property Owners Protection Act) is the main overlay. If you own a condominium unit, Chapter 82 (Uniform Condominium Act) applies instead. Chapter 207 covers resale subdivision-information packets
- HOA rules in Virginia — Virginia splits homeowners' associations and condominiums into two statutes. If you live in a house or townhome in a subdivision with a property owners' association, the Property Owners' Association Act — Code of Virginia Title 55.1, Chapter 18, starting at § 55.1-1800 — is the main overlay. If you own a condominium unit, the Virginia Condominium Act (Title 55.1, Chapter 19) applies instead. Do no