\t\t\t\tHomeowners associations, which collect resident fees to manage communities, are especially common in the Houston region, 2023 data shows.<\/p>\n
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About 51% of occupied homes in the Houston region, compared to 30% statewide, were part of a property owners association, according to 2023 U.S. Census Bureau American Housing Survey<\/a> data. In the seven ZIP codes making up Community Impact’s coverage area for Cypress and Cy-Fair, 247 HOAs are registered, according to www.hoa.texas.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n Texas HOAs are usually operated as nonprofit corporations and are governed by a volunteer board of directors, according to the Texas State Law Library\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n HOAs are sometimes assisted by an HOA management company, and an HOA\u2019s primary job is to preserve property values, said Savannah Crihfield, the owner of Houston HOA management firm CH&P Management<\/a>, via a June 19 email.<\/p>\n Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n Crihfield said the duties of HOAs, also called property owners associations, can include:<\/p>\n A common myth about HOAs is that they have unlimited power, but the organizations have governing documents and are tasked with enforcing the rules in property deeds, Crihfield said.<\/p>\n While they are not governed by a state agency, HOAs must operate within laws guiding other nonprofits, according to the Texas State Law Library. Under the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act<\/a>, HOA boards:<\/p>\n Zooming out<\/strong><\/p>\n In the U.S., the number of community associations is expected to rise by 3,000-4,000 in 2025<\/a>, according to projections from nonprofit researcher the Foundation for Community Association Research<\/a>. In 2024:<\/p>\n\n
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