The HOA Budget Line Homeowners Should Pay Attention To
Why reserve funding matters—and how it can help prevent special assessments Every fall, homeowners associations across Utah begin preparing budgets for the coming year. Board members review contracts, insurance premiums, utilities, landscaping, snow
What an HOA management company is doing to keep Utahns safe
Your HOA board is a volunteer-elected group of homeowners responsible for managing your community's finances, enforcing governing documents, and protecting property values. This guide covers how the board works, what members are responsible for, and how you can get involved.
The Ultimate Guide for Utah HOA Board Members
Your HOA board is a volunteer-elected group of homeowners responsible for managing your community's finances, enforcing governing documents, and protecting property values. This guide covers how the board works, what members are responsible for, and how you can get involved.
Utah HOA Record Laws and Guidelines
Utah law (Title 57 and Title 16) reinforces this structure by allowing access to defined records, while also protecting sensitive information and requiring that record requests be made in good faith and for a proper purpose.
Spreading Holiday Cheer | HOA Tips for a Joyful Season
Keep the holidays festive and conflict-free with HOA guidelines for decorations, parking, and celebrations. Create a cheerful, respectful community season.
HOA Rules and Violations FAQs | Common HOA Questions Answered
Keep the holidays festive and conflict-free with HOA guidelines for decorations, parking, and celebrations. Create a cheerful, respectful community season.
HOA Budget Planning: Step-by-Step Guide for Homeowners Associations
The primary responsibility of any effective homeowners' association is to create a happy, safe, and thriving community environment. But the power of any HOA-run neighborhood lies in proper and intentional HOA budget planning to uphold a golden standard for its residents.
HB 217 and the Future of Utah’s HOAs
In May 2025, one of Utah’s newest House bills officially took effect. HB 217, known as the Homeowners' Association Amendments, impacts state laws governing homeowners associations. Although the changes in this new legislation may initially seem challenging or overwhelming, they can also be viewed as an opportunity to enhance the function and efficiency of your HOA organization. Let’s talk about it.
Landscape and Outdoor Amenities Management
Beautiful landscapes and robust outdoor amenities are vital to a vibrant, well-maintained community. Whether you’re just starting out or already part of an established HOA, having a clear plan for landscape management and amenity services is essential for creating a community you and your residents can be proud of.
The Truth Behind Rising HOA Insurance Premiums
Why are HOA insurance premiums so expensive? There are a lot of factors to consider, and some of them can help your community prepare for the higher costs more effectively, including choosing the right deductibles and evaluating potential liability risks.
Understanding HOA Snow Removal: A Guide for Homeowners
HOA Snow removal is an important part of the winter season. But it isn’t as simple as it might seem. Understanding snow removal can be challenging–here are a few key things to note as the season begins.
3 Reasons to Join Your HOA’s Board of Directors
Want to join your HOA Board of Directors, but worried about the bad rap they seem to get? You’re not alone. Volunteering in your community is a noble and important part of HOA living, despite the misinformation many hear about board membership.
Corporate Transparency Act for Utah Homeowners
The deadline is looming for companies across the country to file their reports for the Corporate Transparency Act. But are community associations in Utah ready? Here is a deep dive on everything Utah HOAs and Condo associations need to know about CTA compliance.
Gut Instinct vs. Empirical Data: Making Smarter Decisions With an HOA Reserve Study
The HOA reserve study versus the human gut–which one tends to win out more when decision time comes around? For many board members, gut instinct inevitably takes over. But it’s important to keep data front and center in all choices your community needs to make.
The Dos and Don’ts of Managing HOA Vendor Contracts
Managing HOA vendor contracts is no small task. From big decisions like hiring and firing to daily communications for major projects, there is no component of vendor management that comes easily.
The One HOA Policy You Must Have (But Probably Don’t)
As a HOA board member, it’s your responsibility to prepare for every outcome. That includes having the right HOA Policies in place. If your community doesn’t have an HOA Media Policy, you’re missing a critical component of that preparation.
Behind the Scenes of Your Utah HOA Rule Enforcement & Site Visits
Homeowners Associations tend to get a bad rap–it’s not only rules and fees. If yours feels like that, consider joining (or starting) a Utah HOA Social Committee.
How to Form an Effective Utah HOA Social Committee
Homeowners Associations tend to get a bad rap–it’s not only rules and fees. If yours feels like that, consider joining (or starting) a Utah HOA Social Committee.
5 HOA Committees All Utah Communities Should Have
Don’t be fooled–the board of directors isn’t the only group of homeowners with pull in your Utah HOA. Homeowners are the driving force behind all community change, and HOA committees are the strongest example of that.
Homeowner Rights and Responsibilities in a Utah HOA
If you own property in an HOA or Condo Association, you have homeowner rights... But you also have responsibilities. Finding the balance between the two isn't as tricky as it may seem.
Getting Your Utah HOA Community Ready for the Spring Thaw
As we look forward to the changing of the season, it’s clear that preparing a Utah HOA for the spring thaw is a process with many moving parts. It requires careful planning, budgeting, and coordination. Here are some strategies that will help your community prepare.
Why Are My Utah HOA Assessments Increasing?
Why are your HOA assessments increasing in Utah? Learn three key factors that contribute to annual dues hikes.
All About the HOA Board of Directors (Your HOA Governance Questions Answered!)
Your Condo or HOA Board of Directors plays a pivotal role in the governance of your community association. This guide answers questions on the role of the board, the makeup of the board, the responsibilities of the board and more!
Embracing the Convenience of Virtual HOA Meetings
Virtual meetings for HOA management are more flexible, accessible and efficient. Here's why HOA Strategies has made the decision to go virtual - and how it can help us better serve your association.
Bringing the Strategic Power of One-Degree Shifts to Your HOA Board Meetings
HOA board meetings can be tricky. Juggling important topics, low turnout, and tight time constraints can feel impossible...but it isn't. Find out how strategic one-degree shifts can help.
Happiness and Harmony in the Perfect HOA: Homeowner Compliance
The last step in creating the perfect HOA? Happy homeowners! They are what make your association a community, and cultivating happiness starts with promoting homeowner compliance.
Community Maintenance & Emergency Preparedness in the Perfect HOA
Nearly every community association struggles with community maintenance & emergency preparedness. The perfect HOA has these five planning tools in place to handle those tasks.
Communication in the Perfect HOA: Homeowner Relationship Management
After 15 years working side by side with homeowners associations throughout Utah, I’ve spent a lot of time considering the idea of “the perfect HOA.” It may sound like a pipe dream, but it’s a
Staying Informed in the Perfect HOA: Board Member Education
After 15 years working side by side with homeowners associations throughout Utah, I’ve spent a lot of time considering the idea of “the perfect HOA.” It may sound like a pipe dream, but it’s
Laying the Groundwork for the Perfect HOA: Your Governing Documents
After 15 years working side by side with homeowners associations throughout Utah, I’ve spent a lot of time considering the idea of “the perfect HOA.” It may sound like a pipe dream, but it’s a
New Fannie Mae Changes and Their Impact on Utah Community Associations
The tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers in Florida has forced lenders and other industry stakeholders to look for clear and standardized guidance on how to analyze ongoing risk in residential buildings with aging infrastructure
3 Reasons to Partner with Utah’s Best HOA Management Company
A lot goes into running your homeowners or condominium association. Especially considering you’re doing the best you can for the community for zero pay! Board members are expected to shoulder so many burdens: you are
Community Management vs Property Management. What is the Difference?
Owning a condo is not the same as renting an apartment. Thank you, Captain Obvious. But we feel it needs to be said, because we have seen time and time again that new condo owners
Should You Compare HOA Assessments To Other Communities?
As a management company, when budget season rolls around every year we get board members asking us, "Can we compare HOA assessments to what other communities are charging?" Not only is this the wrong way
What are my HOA Fees Paying For?
You pay your assessments every month. Do you know what your HOA fees are paying for? We break it down for you. More than 70% of all new developments in the United States are common
Why Your HOA Should Make a Permanent Switch to Digital Board Meetings
Throughout the pandemic, a lot of changes were made to move business operations to the digital world. Video conferencing platforms became ubiquitous, not just for the safety they represented, but for the comfort of seeing
When the Grass Flies: A Strategy to Solve your HOA Landscaping Problems
(HINT: Most HOA landscaping problems come from INSIDE the association!) Almost summertime, and living is...okay well it’s HOA landscaping season so it might be a little chaotic. Water is getting turned back on any day
Should Your Utah HOA Adopt a Reinvestment Fee Policy?
For most community associations around the country, monthly assessments make up the bulk of an HOA’s income sources. Homeowners need to collectively contribute enough each year to cover the operating costs of the community, contribute
8 Questions You Need to Answer in Your Condo or HOA Budget Strategy
Today, communities are struggling to plan for the future when the shape of that future is uncertain. Now, more than ever, communities need to have the answers to some critical budgeting questions: If your community
How Your HOA Assessment Payments Are Processed
Imagine paying your HOA Assessments on time through your bank, only to be charged a late fee. It can and does happen, but don’t let it happen to you! Understanding how your HOA assessment payments
How to Choose Professional HOA Management
Steps to take when selecting a professional management company, what to ask, and red flags to avoid. Whether your board is newly turned over from the developer, or you've been self-managing your HOA or Condo
We’re Hiring! Join the HOA Strategies Team
Our team is expanding, and we are looking for excited candidates to join us! HOA Strategies is a dynamic community association management company located in Farmington, UT. We service HOAs and Condo Associations across the
What Type of Management Does My Community Association Need?
A look at the available options of management types community associations can choose from. When a community association is first built, the developer does all the work, from incorporating the association to creating the governing
Who’s in Charge of Your Homeowners Association?
Can they do that? Whether it’s changing the pool hours, levying a special assessment, or foreclosing on your home, many homeowners are shocked when they realize just how much power an HOA Board of Directors
Covid Comeback: A Strategy to Help Your Community Reopen Safely
Staging a comeback isn’t easy. Without a strategy in place, things can go from bad to worse pretty quickly. That’s why, when it comes to reopening the country, the states and the economy, everyone has
A Strategy to Provide Relief for Homeowners In Financial Distress Due to COVID-19
There are, or will be soon, a lot of Board members asking about delinquent assessments and how to best navigate delinquent accounts during a pandemic and economic downturn. We are already taking calls from homeowners
Myth to Reality: A Strategy to Achieve 1-Hour Association Board Meetings
For members of the board, an HOA board meeting can be exhausting. Not only do you have to prepare what you’ll be presenting to the rest of the board, plus go over the agenda, previous
Reserve Fund Investment Strategy: Writing Your Investment Policy (Part 3 of 3)
You won’t be on the board forever. Craft an investment policy that will dictate how your community association saves for future generations of the Board. By now, you should have read parts one and two
Reserve Fund Investment Strategy: Building Your Portfolio (Part 2 of 3)
Money Market, Bonds and CD Ladders, Oh My! Understanding Investment Options for your Utah Community Association’s Reserves
It’s Time to Review Your Reserve Fund Investment Strategy (Part 1 of 3)
Know the law and set goals for prudently investing your community association’s reserve funds to safeguard the future of your Utah Condo or HOA
7 Strategies to Keep Assessments Low in Your Community Association
No homeowner ever thought to themselves, “Gee, I wish my condo association charged me higher dues!” It’s a struggle Boards of Directors face universally. Assessments need to be high enough to accommodate the needs of
A Proven Strategy to Fill Vacant Seats on Your Utah HOA’s Board of Directors
You are not alone. Every community association struggles with filling empty board seats. And why not? In today’s society, we are busier and more connected than ever before. More and more things are clamoring to
