We at Vinteum love a good HOA community website. There are a LOT of reasons to have a website. It makes your life easier, it improves communication and transparency, it’s also the law for some community associations. In this article, we look at a few of those reasons.
State Law
The first one is that it’s the law in Florida for condominiums with over 150 units. The new law came into effect on January 1st, and it states that if your community has over 150 units then it must have a community website with a resident portal. You must also have some documents on your website so that residents can access them easily.
But I’m an HOA
Even if you are an HOA, not a Condo having a website creates more transparency. Also, the law may change and include HOAs. As well as improving communication between the management and residents. Other states don’t have this kind of legislation, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be ahead of the curve.
HOA Community Websites Help Communication
An HOA community website is useful for creating a community. They’re a great communication tool, which makes communicating easier and more transparent, they also make your community look good.
Never again will you have to rely on word of mouth or your faulty printer to get the word out about repairs that are going on.
Documents
Rather than printing out notices about your next HOA-wide meeting, and sticking them in places that you hope that residents may read them you can just post them on your community website, and include a link to the meeting agenda. You could also include a link to a form so you know how many people are coming.
Include the articles of incorporations, bylaws, and minutes of meetings to improve transparency and make these necessary documents available on your community website.
Answer FAQs With Your HOA Community Website
Are you tired of receiving the same questions over and over again? Write a list of FAQs and put them up on your community website so they’re easier to find. You can create links to important documents, such as applications for new residents, and the rules and regulations so that residents always know where to find them. Include a list of contact details so residents know who to call when. This removes pressure from you and gives you more time to focus on important tasks.
Newsletters & Advertising
Rather than wasting money, paper, and resources in printing your newsletter you can put it online so residents can enjoy it just the same but without having to distribute a paper copy.
A community website is also a really great way to advertise your community association to the whole world, you can include pretty pictures of your community, a description, and a form for prospective residents to send you messages.
HOA Community Websites are great
You may be thinking that you can do all these things on a Facebook group, but have you ever had to scroll and scroll and scroll through Facebook to find one specific thing someone posted? It’s a right pain. On your community website, nothing will get confused. You can lay it out the way you think works best and keep everything organized.
Extra Inspiration
If you need some inspiration we had a look around and found the top 5 condo websites and the ‘creme de la creme’ of HOA websites as well. We also have a list of things to do, and not to do, when building your community website.
Having all these things a click away makes life in your HOA more enjoyable. At Vinteum our mission is to make the experience of community life better in every way. We focus on improving communication between managers and residents.
One Response