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A new bill in the Washington Legislature would ban HOAs from forcing homeowners to create accounts with third-party vendors just to get their own resale certificate. The practice it targets …
Every major HOA software platform is headquartered outside the Pacific Northwest. CommunityPay is the first PNW platform purpose-built for HOA fund accounting, compliance, and auditability.
Dues collection is the single largest recurring task in HOA financial operations. Here is what is actually involved — and how to automate every repeating step.
In fiduciary systems, the financing model shapes the product — because incentives shape architecture. Capital is useful. Process discipline is more useful. Restraint is not conservatism. It is an allocation …
Every condo and HOA sale requires a resale certificate. The industry charges hundreds of dollars and takes weeks to produce a document that should generate instantly from the accounting system. …
Community associations manage billions in homeowner funds with tools that cannot prove where the money went. The institutional controls that banks and public companies rely on do not exist in …
Every HOA platform has the financial data. Every state statute specifies what must be disclosed. Yet the resale certificate is still a Word template assembled by hand. Here is why, …
Senate Bill 5686 expands foreclosure mediation to community associations, requires meet-and-confer sessions before foreclosure, caps collection fees, and freezes foreclosure during mediation. Effective January 1, 2026. Here is exactly what …
RCW 64.90.445 requires open meetings, 14-day notice, and a minimum 15-minute owner comment period before any board vote. Most boards are not compliant. This guide covers the statutory requirements, executive …
Every condo sale that involves a conventional mortgage requires a completed Fannie Mae 1076 (or Freddie Mac 1077) questionnaire. Boards fill them out manually, make errors, and delay closings. CommunityPay's …
Reserve study requirements vary dramatically by state. This three-state comparison covers the statutory framework, update frequency, percent-funded calculations, and common board mistakes for WA (WUCIOA), OR (ORS 94.595), and CA …
SB 326 mandates structural inspections of balconies and exterior elevated elements for California condominiums. The findings routinely trigger special assessments. This guide covers the timeline, cost allocation, reserve study integration, …