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Board and Architecture Committee Ignore CCRs, Set Arbitrary Rules!
Board and Architecture Committee Ignore CCRs, Set Arbitrary Rules! Multiple instances of the Board and Architectural Committee creating rules that conflict with NC state and federal laws. Several cases of trying to enforce “retroactive” fines for architectural changes made by previous, not current, owners who bought their homes “as is.” Fraudulently claiming Architectural Change Requests were not filed when homeowners have acknowledgment and time stamps of submission receipts by the management firm. Spending HOA dues to cater picnics while NOT taking care of diseased and dead trees threatening homeowners’ property. Appointing spouses to serve together on boards without holding elections for empty seats. The only recourse for homeowners is to hire a lawyer, as they refuse to discuss issues, compromise, or negotiate. Unfortunately, this results in our dues being needlessly spent on legal fees to protect Board members’ egos. In addition, we have less than one year’s budget in our reserve fund due to poor management by the board. Etc.
Prospective Buyers Should Do Their Homework Before Buying Here.
Prospective Buyers Should Do Their Homework Before Buying Here. I have owned a home in Park Place Townhome Association since 2020. Park Place is a Windsor Homes community incorporated in 2005 and turned over from developer control to homeowners in October 2018. One of my biggest concerns is the Association’s financial history. The first published homeowner board meeting minutes, from May 2019, stated: “Going forward repairs will be on hold, only urgent matters will be handled as there are no funds.” I haven’t seen documentation showing that subsequent boards developed and implemented a long-term plan to correct the financial condition identified at turnover. Had I known the Association was in that financial condition, it would have materially affected my decision to purchase here. I believe an HOA’s financial condition is an absolutely material fact for a prospective buyer. There is visible deferred maintenance, along with maintenance decisions I question. Most recently, homeowners replacing roofs were required to use architectural shingles, resulting in architectural shingles being married to existing standard three-tab shingles on attached townhomes. That’s something I would strongly encourage a prospective buyer to investigate with a qualified roofer and their insurance company. The community pool is another example of my concerns about how the property is managed. During the years I’ve lived here, I’ve repeatedly observed the pool operating in ways inconsistent with the Association’s published rules. I’ve personally observed recurring trespassing, circumvention of the security system, alcohol consumption, vaping, cigarette smoking, loud music and horseplay, all conduct addressed or prohibited by the pool rules. Management turnover is worth noting. In the six years I’ve lived here, Park Place has had four property management companies: HOAM, Priestley Management, Cedar Management, and now Associa HRW. I’ve also had concerns about governance, financial oversight and transparency. The Bylaws require the Board to maintain complete records of its acts and corporate affairs and give homeowners the right to inspect Association books and records. In my experience, getting information and meaningful answers has often been unnecessarily difficult. If you’re considering buying in Park Place, do your homework before closing. Review the financial statements, reserves, budgets, meeting minutes, maintenance history, roofing requirements, insurance and governing documents. You’re not just buying a townhome. You’re buying into the financial, physical and governance condition of the association responsible for maintaining it.
Basically, the board doesn’t enforce anything in our covenants.
Basically, the board doesn’t enforce anything in our covenants. We have many visible garbage cans, even though the covenants state that garbage cans must be hidden. They aren’t enforcing our parking covenants. The board themselves don’t follow many of the covenants. The board has bullied me. Right now, someone has parked their SUV in a parking lot by the pool with a for-sale sign in the window. Not allowed. The board ignores the violation and scoffs at the covenants. The board limits topics at the meetings that haven’t been resolved. We don’t get meeting minutes. There is unequal enforcement. They are not enforcing rules to keep up our property value/curb appeal. There is bully behavior towards me because I want the covenants followed and enforced.
Magnolia Cove
Sherrills Ford, North Carolina
If I could give zero stars I would.
If I could give zero stars I would. Homeowners have been invited to one HOA meeting in five years. It has been extremely difficult to obtain any financial information, get any help, or trust the board. We feel we have no input whatsoever and are being bullied every day. We’re paying the highest dues in NC, and we can’t even perform our own lawn maintenance, even though our yards and flower beds are full of weeds, have dead shrubs, and no consistent lawn care service. Our board is threatening to raise dues to $3,000 a month. One person controls whether you can have a mailbox, says he’s going to own all of our homes, and has everyone needing security cameras for fear of this person’s erratic behavior. We cannot sell our homes because of the high dues and special assessments we keep getting to force us into foreclosure.
Harps Mill Woods HOA
Raleigh, North Carolina
There's been turnover in the community-managed board.
There's been turnover in the community-managed board. Original group communicated well. There were regular meetings and board reps were reachable. Current board doesn't respond to emails. No meetings. Little to no communication about what's going on. Dues pay for (small) pool maintenance and a bit of landscaping at the two entrances to the community. I don't see any benefit to even having an HOA.
Bay Meadows Homeowners Association
Clemmons, North Carolina
New random rules every Tuesday.
New random rules every Tuesday. When I first moved in they weren’t as bad, but this summer every few weeks we get a new letter filled top to bottom with rules. From no broken blinds to no working on your car to decorations must only be put up two weeks before the holiday to how long your dog leash must be to no music at the pool to two guest only at the pool(which is rarely ever crowded). And the list goes on and on… Literally feels like someone walking around making up rules as they walk by everyone’s house. I highly doubt that anyone hasn’t received a letter of some “wrong doing”.
Harlowe Pointe
Durham, North Carolina
Needs New HOA Board!
Needs New HOA Board! The HOA team seems very selective about which homeowners they choose to harass over grass maintenance, trash bins, and parking. Having someone hiding around taking pictures of my grass and my trash can is completely unnecessary, especially when my trash can had been outside for less than five hours on a day when it needed to be out anyway. My grass is cut every single week, yet there are homes throughout this community with lawns looking like a whole forest, and apparently no issue is being made about them. At this point, the enforcement feels extremely inconsistent and targeted. It also seems like homeowners of color are disproportionately being watched and cited, which is something that absolutely needs to be addressed. There needs to be more diversity and representation on the HOA board, including at least one person of color, because this selective enforcement is getting ridiculous. The only time we seem to hear from the HOA is when there’s a warning or fine attached, while everyone stays hidden behind emails. If rules are going to be enforced, they need to be enforced equally across the ENTIRE community, not just against certain homeowners.
The absolute worst.
The absolute worst. I was a board member and they didn’t pay our bills as they took the money from our account!
Preserve at Smith Creek
Wake Forest, North Carolina
I have lived in this community for close to 20 years.
I have lived in this community for close to 20 years. I've found it to be very nice very quiet and the people to be really polite and helpful. There are some individuals within our community however the field that they are entitled to just about anything and everything. We also have a group of people that do nothing but voice complaints, but don’t provide any kind of answers on how to address anything instead it’s up to the board to make those decisions. But overall, it’s a very, very nice place to live. I’d give it five stars.
Gracelyn Park HOA
Newport, North Carolina
Why HOAs and Management Services Providers Have ‘Bad Names’.
Why HOAs and Management Services Providers Have ‘Bad Names’. In 2021, we purchased a single-family residence in a low-density HOA development along the Crystal Coast in Newport, NC. The home had been one of several built by a developer who constructed homes in ‘Phase 1,’ then eventually sold other parcels of land to other developers who completed additional phases. At the time of purchase, the home was almost 20 years old, had been owned by a single owner who had carefully and lovingly maintained the property, made wise improvements, and survived a few hurricanes. We knew we were blessed to purchase the home for the sale price, and the sellers assured us that the self-managed HOA typically only collected a minimal annual assessment of less than $250/lot. There were 100 properties in the development and no HOA-owned amenities (i.e., no playground, no pool, no clubhouse, no picnic shelters). The only property owned and maintained by the HOA were several undeveloped parcels of land at the front of the development, a few curb-outlet swales throughout the development (including one between our property and our neighbor’s property), and some trees/bushes that were historically maintained by a landscaping contractor. We’d never owned property in an HOA or COA before, but we searched online and found nothing to indicate that this HOA would be a problem of any kind. Fast forward five years, and I could fill a book with ‘stories’ and records to validate the many experiences that we had along with other property owners — and it all started when the board ‘changed’ and a majority of the ‘new’ board directors decided that they needed to start extreme oversight through extreme inspections with NO ACCOUNTABILITY to owners…not even the very minimal accountability required through the low-level NC laws that are supposed to protect HOA property owners. At one point, I volunteered to serve on the board, and less than three months later, I was unlawfully removed through a secret vote that was never recorded. Could I have fought the other board directors? Sure. Should I have? Not sure — frankly, it wasn’t worth it. What I did instead was create a separate social media presence and begin advocating for local and state-wide reform in HOA laws. Within two years, that board had changed five times and has returned to ‘silent’…but not without some highly questionable financial actions, unlawful meetings, unlawful attempts to hold elections, unlawful records, a management services provider that does nothing and still gets paid each month — and the list could go on and on. I have records to prove all of it — but we’re currently in the process of selling that property because we no longer have a need to maintain a second property in NC. It’s still a great house, and we truly hope that the new owners will be as blessed as we were while we owned the property. We have wonderful neighbors that go out of their way to help each other, and we live in the quietest section of the development on a cul-de-sac that is ideal for families with kids. Will we ever purchase property in an HOA again? Not unless absolutely necessary. Through my years of advocacy efforts, I learned that what we experienced is common in NC. I connected with other property owners who are advocating for the same reforms that I advocated for — with some of them having been in much worse situations/circumstances than we were in.
One of the good ones.
One of the good ones. I've had bad experiences in the past but have been pleasantly surprised at the transparency and professionalism of our current board. Problems are handled promptly and board members are friendly and approachable. No complaints.
Delta Ridge
Raleigh, North Carolina
It’s not really for the benefit of the homeowners.
It’s not really for the benefit of the homeowners. The best part of this HOA is the master policy that takes care of mowing the grass and maintaining the exteriors. Beyond that, it feels like the HOA exists primarily to collect fees and benefit the HOA itself rather than the homeowners.
They will sue you if you speak up for your rights.
They will sue you if you speak up for your rights. This neighborhood is small, with only 62 homes, and we thought that would be perfect since we could not find a home that was not part of an HOA. Sadly, that wasn’t the case. Board members fly drones over your home and call the police for on-street parking, regardless of whether it’s for parties or having company over. As soon as I spoke up, asked questions, and pointed out bad behavior, my family was instantly retaliated against. When I asked the board and management company for help, I was told it was a neighbor-to-neighbor dispute and that they couldn’t do anything. That left us with no choice but to file with the courts. I asked for a copy of our HOA insurance declaration page because we didn’t want our neighbors to be affected financially by this decision. One of the board members—the same individual who consistently harassed our family—decided to sue us for defamation, using my email to the HOA and management company (William Douglas Management Company) asking for help as the basis for the lawsuit. It’s sickening that homeowners have to live in fear in a place that should be their safe place and sanctuary. They completely lied and made false accusations in the lawsuit. They continue to allow this person to remain on the board. There is no accountability, only fear for the victims. Don’t move here. We are not the only ones.
Claremont
Flat Rock, North Carolina
Run by homeowners, not a mgmt company.
Run by homeowners, not a mgmt company. Almost all seniors, so quiet and peaceful. Run by homeowners, which has pros and cons. They're amateurs, largely with no training in how to run an HOA. There are legal minefields with HOAs and training should be mandatory for board members. Currently nice people, and apparently honest, but they're old and who will replace them? That's always a huge risk in a small HOA. If you buy in one, GET INVOLVED. Ask questions, read minutes, volunteer. Don't be blindsided when problems inevitably appear! Like so many boards everywhere, they're reluctant to raise dues until a crisis happens, and then everyone suffers with big assessments . Hasn't happened in Claremont yet, but it will. Roads are colossally expensive. Raise dues regularly!
This community is great.
This community is great. We have some great neighbors and the community looks nice. But the current board members DO NOT act in the best interests of the whole community. They fail to follow the state laws governing HOA’s and fail to follow the restrictive covenants in their entirety. They only follow what is convenient to them and will not listen to homeowners. They have also not allowed proper voting procedures, and even went as far as to tell homeowners their "vote wouldn't matter anyway because they have the authority to change it right back." I personally witnessed MANY times when a homeowner would bring up a concern with their governance only to be told they don’t interpret it that way or do not know anything about that. I have also seen them intentionally spread lies about homeowners who they disagree with. This board needs to be voted out and allow people willing to do what’s right by the homeowners to step in. All of this is documented by the way.
Parc at Laurel Hills
Raleigh, North Carolina
Management Co.: Professional Properties Management of Raleigh, Inc.If I could I would leave a zero star review for PPM Raleigh NC.
If I could I would leave a zero star review for PPM Raleigh NC. PPM has been the management company for our neighborhood about a year now. During that year, multiple homeowners have reached out to PPM with different issues, most of which have yet to be resolved. Many emails were sent and multiple phone calls were made. Rarely did we get a follow up email and never a returned phone call. And the issues we have, many have not been addressed. <redacted> is the PPM representative for our neighborhood and is the direct contact. He is to blame for the dissatisfaction of the homeowners due to his complete lack of professionalism, response time and inability to resolve our issues. On their website it says: “As a family-owned and operated company, we deliver personalized, consistent service rooted in our deep connection to the communities we serve. Our team of 54 dedicated professionals — all of whom are proud North Carolinians — reflects our commitment to strengthening local neighborhoods.” Obviously their mission statement is a false claim. This is not the service we expected or deserve. Stained cracked concrete, weeds everywhere, no edging, dead trees, untrimmed bushes, branches and grass clippings everywhere.
Incompetent crooks.
Incompetent crooks. These people are awful. They have doubled the dues in my neighborhood and harass all the old people with petty fines.
This review is about the current (2025/2026) Board of Directors, not the HOA as a whole.
This review is about the current (2025/2026) Board of Directors, not the HOA as a whole. This is about the board’s lack of transparency, its effort to enforce restrictions that are far outside the authority of the recorded covenants, and its pattern of representing only the homeowners it agrees with rather than the neighborhood as a whole. There's a lot more I could mention to include not following established state statutes willingly but it would take up the whole page. I have also seen (and heard) them spread lies and false narratives used in ways that appear designed to manipulate rather than inform homeowners fairly.
McGinnis Village Homeowners Association
Huntersville, North Carolina
I have been a property owner in McGinnis Village for roughly 28 years.
I have been a property owner in McGinnis Village for roughly 28 years. It’s been a very rocky experience. Some of the troublemakers HOA members have packed up and left. However, the community still has enough bias and unfair community leaders harassing homeowners, especially single female homeowners as myself. The HOA is a huge, huge problem and always has been. I would not recommend purchasing in this Community. Although it looks small, neighborly and friendly, the reality is opposite of that. I still own property in McGinnis Village so this post is based on honesty and a warning to prospective candidates looking to own property in this area. If peace of mind from an overbearing HOA is important to you — definitely don’t purchase property in this Community. The HOA operates as a bully rather than supporting all families in the Community. Purchase elsewhere.
Laurelwood Condominium Association
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Buildings are falling into decay, board refuses to acknowledge or address the needed repairs.
Buildings are falling into decay, board refuses to acknowledge or address the needed repairs. Board also misuses funds, spends funds without community authorization, current board president is combative, property management company is equally as bad.
Lamplighter Village
Pineville, North Carolina
$45 for homeowner dues and the only thing they provide is trash pick up and...
$45 for homeowner dues and the only thing they provide is trash pick up and maintain street lights
Linville Land Harbor
Linville, North Carolina
The management runs the board.
The management runs the board. The board is lawless. Dues are out of control.
Westport
Winnabow, North Carolina
GREAT HOA.
GREAT HOA. Active board great volunteers
Caroll at Bellemede
Greensboro, North Carolina
They are nice but make mistakes with their...
They are nice but make mistakes with their database
Marsh Haven
Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
They charge you money but don't actually do anything for the community.
They charge you money but don't actually do anything for the community. We lived there about 3 years. There is a dock in the neighborhood. So, as an example, the dock had massive holes in it that a child or small dog could fall into. We asked the HOA to fix them multiple times but they never did. They randomly drive around and issue fines for things like your trash can is showing. But then when you try to call them about it, they don't pick up or call you back. They won't email back either. So I guess the good thing is, even if they issue a fine, they never come to actually collect the money. The members of the board don't actually live in the neighborhood. They live nearly two hours south in a completely different city. So, they give zero f*cks about the neighborhood and the people actually living there.
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Q1:What is North Carolina's main HOA law?
North Carolina HOAs are governed by the North Carolina Planned Community Act (N.C.G.S. § 47F) for planned communities and the North Carolina Condominium Act (N.C.G.S. § 47C) for condos.
Q2:Can a North Carolina HOA restrict a homeowner's vegetable garden?
Yes. North Carolina does not have a statute protecting the right to garden in HOA communities. If the CC&Rs restrict gardens in front yards or visible areas, the HOA can enforce that restriction.
Q3:Does North Carolina allow HOAs to foreclose on a home?
Yes. North Carolina HOAs can foreclose on a home for unpaid assessments using a non-judicial (power of sale) foreclosure process, which is faster than judicial foreclosure used in many other states.
Legislative Update
HOA Law in North Carolina
North Carolina passed two new laws affecting community associations, both signed by Governor Stein on July 7, 2026:
New annual filing requirement (HB 517 / Session Law 2026-52)
Most HOAs and condo associations organized as nonprofit corporations must now file an annual report with the Secretary of State, starting in 2027. The law also requires a minimum of three directors, even during the developer-control period.
Home-based business protections (HB 372 / Session Law 2026-51)
Protects qualifying "no-impact" home-based businesses from municipal restriction — though HOA covenants that already restrict home businesses remain enforceable regardless of this law.
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