Plain-English guides, free tools and state-by-state handbooks for HOA, condo and co-op owners, buyers and board members.
In Canada? The Ontario condo guide: the law in plain English, free letters, a free quote check and 4 books →Upload a contractor's bid or estimate. Get a plain-English view on the price and what's missing, the questions to ask, your state's license lookup where we have it, and a read of their certificate of insurance. Works for every state.
Records requests, reserve study demands, budget objections and more, written for your state's law. Copy, fill in, send. Washington, New Jersey, Texas, New York, Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado, Arizona, Virginia, Massachusetts and Ontario now, more states being added.
The statutes, state agencies and license lookups behind the guides, in one place. Washington, New Jersey, Texas, New York, Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado, Arizona, Virginia, Massachusetts, Ontario and condo financing now, more states being added.
HOA and condo law is different in every state, and often different again for condos, HOAs and co-ops. Washington, New Jersey, Texas, New York, Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado, Arizona, Virginia and Massachusetts have full guides: the law in plain English, official links, letters you can send, and the books. More full guides are being added. The other states marked below have their books, and every state can use the free quote check.
In Canada: ON Ontario condo guide · free letters, quote check and books
Full state guideThe books for your stateComing. New states are added every month.
Can't sell because lenders won't finance your building? Buying and worried the lender will say no? These three books are for owners, buyers and boards, anywhere in the US.
Why your condo can't get a mortgage, and what to do about it
The sale died at week three, and it was never about you. It was the building.
What to check before you buy a condo in the United States
Offer accepted, inspection fine, appraisal fine. Then the lender looks at the building.
A board's guide to keeping your condo financeable
No inspector. No fine. Just owners who cannot sell.
Short, plain-English guides for the letters every homeowner dreads: an HOA violation notice, a higher tax assessment, and an insurance non-renewal. Written for any US state.
A homeowners association survival guide
There's a notice taped to your door. Before you comply or pay the fine, read this.
A homeowner's guide to appealing a property tax assessment
Your assessment went up. Before you file an appeal, there's something you should know.
The homeowner's guide to home insurance non-renewal and cancellation
One page, with a date on it. After that date your house isn't insured.
Short, plain-English books for owners, buyers and board members, each written for one state's law. Paperback and Kindle.
New York · Florida · California · Georgia · Washington · New Jersey · Texas, with more states added every month. Free guides, with books on the way: Illinois · North Carolina · Colorado · Arizona · Virginia · Massachusetts. In Canada: Ontario.
