Resources for Homeowners and Associations

Articles

Decathlon: The 10 Most Relevant North Carolina Community/Condominium Association Cases of 2011-2012 - View the slides from an informative presentation from Ward and Smith, P.A. at the CAI-NC Annual Conference on October 19, 2012.

Five Ways to Keep Fees Down - Residents can help themselves and the neighborhood save money on fees and dues by following some simple suggestions.

Be Prepared for Disasters - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) indicate that almost half of all renters and homeowners are not taking the threat of floods, tornadoes, wildfires and hurricanes seriously.

Governing by Representation - Governing bodies enlist the help of elected officials to act on behalf of all of those who have elected them. Community associations are a part of a much broader tradition of using elections to choose those who will represent a group of people.

Links

HOA Resources

HOABookstore.com

Clubhouse Art

County Governments

Alamance Co, NC
Chatham Co, NC
Durham Co, NC
Forsyth Co, NC
Guilford Co, NC
Hoke Co, NC
Lee Co, NC
Mecklenburg Co, NC
Moore Co, NC
Orange Co, NC 
Wake Co, NC 
York Co, SC

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NC Register of Deeds (for all counties)

Home Repair

All About Homes

Hometime

DoItYourself

New Homeowner

About.com’s Home Repair

Continuing Education

Encore Program for Lifelong Enrichment
The Encore program for Lifelong Enrichment provides non credit short courses, study trips, special events and extracurricular activities for adults age 50 and over. Programs range from one time lectures to six week courses. It also hosts an active book group, movie group and writers group. The classes are held at the Mckimmon Center on the campus of North Carolina State University.