📣 Your Story, Your Power!
"After a $70K special assessment, I may not be able to keep my home!"
"$50K special assessment for a $400K condo is not affordable housing!"
"What do you mean I have to pay full 20 years even if I pay off the HOA loan when I sell the house a year later?"
"How can it cost over $23K to replace a 1355-sf roof?"
"Why are they replacing the siding on our homes? They look in good shape, home inspection reports are clean, and HOA reserve study says earliest replacement year is 2046. Why are we replacing it NOW? And at a cost of over $40K per home? Seriously?!"
"My $75 fine turned into $2700 when HOA used attorney for collection!"
Does any of this sound familiar to you? Then let your lawmakers know!
They need to hear YOUR story...!
Your story is your power. Every experience shared adds weight to our cause. Every voice raised brings us closer to reform. By collecting and sharing these stories, we'll show lawmakers the true magnitude of the problem. We demand updates to Oregon's HOA laws that protect homeowner rights, enforce fiduciary duty, and ensure true transparency. This is your home. Your community. Your voice. Make it heard. Turn your frustration into action!
The reforms will protect homeowners from financial overreach and opaque decision-making. But they also safeguard HOA boards - often composed of well-meaning volunteers - from being exploited by predatory vendors or legal firms. By establishing clear rules and transparency standards, we empower both homeowners and board members to foster healthier, more accountable communities.
📋 What New HOA Laws Are Needed?
HOA boards function like miniature governments - making decisions that impact property values, financial obligations, and community standards. Yet unlike public officials, they operate with minimal oversight and often without the transparency we expect from any governing body. If our state demands accountability from elected leaders, why shouldn't it demand the same from HOA boards?
🔧 We Propose the Following Reforms
- Owner Approval for Special Assessments
- Any special assessment exceeding 5% of the annual budget must receive majority owner approval
- Any special assessment exceeding 15% of the annual budget must receive 75% owner approval
- Contract Transparency
- All executed vendor contracts must be posted in the free and owner-accessible documents portal
- Board Accountability
- Board members must sign disclosure and transparency statements prior to serving
- Fair Collection Practices
- Collection and late fees capped at 10% of the owed balance
- No attorney involvement in collections for balances under $1000, preventing a $50 fine from ballooning into a $2,000 debt.