HOA-SC
is dedicated to providing resources that promote a better understanding of townhome, condominium, and single family homeowner associations in South Carolina.
website: HOA-SC Resource Center
Click this link to view S.C. Homeowners Association Act: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/218.htm
LAWYERS.COM / HOA Law: http://real-estate.lawyers.com/homeowners-association-law/
AARP - BILL of RIGHTS for HOMEOWNERS in ASSOCIATIONS
Written by Law Office of David A. Kahne & AARP Public Policy Institute
"The purpose of this publication is to outline a key set of ten principles (articulated as a “bill of
rights”) that states can follow when developing laws and regulatory procedures for common interest
communities.
Additionally, associations themselves can use these principles when developing or modifying their own governing documents. Thus, although this publication also contains a sample “model statute” to serve as an example for single-family homeowner associations, the issues addressed are applicable to all forms of common-interest communities.
To develop these principles, the AARP Public Policy Institute contracted with David A. Kahne,
an experienced attorney who has represented homeowners in a variety of cases, and who has also
actively promoted homeowner rights in the Texas state legislature.
The guiding philosophy behind this publication is to promote healthy interaction between
residents and their associations by avoiding conflict where possible and resolving it equitably
when it occurs. Fair and balanced procedures for information sharing, governance, and dispute
resolution make for better communities.
Andrew Kochera
AARP Public Policy Institute"