HOAs and Exterior Paint: How to Keep Everyone Happy

You’ve just finished painting your home’s exterior, and you’re pretty happy with how it turned out. Then, days later, you get a worrisome note in the mail from your homeowners association telling you that you’re not in compliance with the exterior paint, and you need to change it.

Regardless of how you feel about HOAs, if you live in a neighborhood that has one, you need to consider how yours will react to your new exterior paint. Otherwise, this situation could easily happen to you. Here are some tips for making sure you stay in compliance and you don’t have to redo the project.