Many people who live in Community Associations are not aware of how these associations work, who runs them and what benefits they can expect from association participation.
Terms usually run from one to three years.
The primary goal of a community association is maintaining the value of the properties in the association. Typically, this is done in two ways. First, the association maintains the association's common areas. The common areas may include roofs, outside walls, landscaping, swimming pools, tot lots and tennis courts in the case of a condominium, or it may involve as little as a storm water retention pond in the case of a home owners' association Second, the association promulgates and enforces the rules and regulations that govern the association. These rules typically address various aspects of association living.