Which group is typically bound by HOA covenants and conditions within a community?

Which group is typically bound by HOA covenants and conditions within a community?

• A. The general public
• B. Only the HOA board
• C. Property owners within the HOA community
• D. All residents in the city

Answer: (C)

Property owners within the HOA community are the ones bound. HOA covenants and conditions are private restrictions attached to the properties in the community and run with the land, so when you own a home there you take on those obligations and they continue to apply to future owners. They set rules about how properties can be used and presented, and the HOA enforces them. The general public and residents outside the HOA aren’t subject to these covenants, and it’s not only the board that’s bound—the people who actually own the homes are. (Tenants may have to follow the rules as well, but the binding obligation originates with the property owner.)

Property owners within the HOA community are the ones bound. HOA covenants and conditions are private restrictions attached to the properties in the community and run with the land, so when you own a home there you take on those obligations and they continue to apply to future owners. They set rules about how properties can be used and presented, and the HOA enforces them. The general public and residents outside the HOA aren’t subject to these covenants, and it’s not only the board that’s bound—the people who actually own the homes are. (Tenants may have to follow the rules as well, but the binding obligation originates with the property owner.)