HOAs are generally established at the direction of a real estate development as the homes hit the market. The level of tailoring and customization is contingent of factors like the resident experience, the property type, the amount of onsite staff, and so on. The development team will likely remain on the board for a period of time as a declarant and often leave the board in the months or years following. An existing HOA via the decisions of the Board have the ability to custom tailor many aspects of life at the HOA, including changes in staffing schedules, standards of service, new common elements, community events, and much more. Other aspects of the HOA may be rigidly-defined in the governing documents, and changes to these would require a formal amendment to these documents. This could include changes to HOA rules, or who is responsible for a particular common element.