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Rainmaker
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Shayne Stone
HomeSmart - Fulshear, TX
"Your Rock Solid Choice Realtor" RETIRED

I don't know about Florida, but in Texas, the state just passed a law to require all HOA management companies to operate a website and to disclose all related fees. And also to have those HOA companies to upload and update those fees and register them on the state government site!

Dec 28, 2021 05:14 PM
Rainmaker
1,447,973
John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

If such a link exists, and I doubt that it does, you should get it from your broker or a veteran agent in your market.

The reason that I doubt that such a link exists is that HOA documents are private property of the HOAs and the owners of units in those HOAs. There is no reason to expect that this information is publicly available. 

Dec 28, 2021 03:16 PM
Ambassador
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I am in California.  In this state, the seller is required by law (Davis-Sterling Act) to provide the HOA documents to prospective buyers. This typically happens by paying a substantial fee to the management company who then provides the required documents.  

Ironically, 90% of the time the management company does not provide all that is necessary, and often documents are outdated. 

I hire a company (CA-based) to do an HOA compliance review. It is the only way to protect the seller as much as possible ... because the Board of Directors and management company are not held responsible for the lack of proper documentation, to be in compliance with the law, the seller is. 

I wish you all the best in finding what you need. 

Dec 28, 2021 02:24 PM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Reach out to your Association, your Title company or your managing broker, Austin. Someone will be able to send you in the right direction.

Dec 28, 2021 06:27 PM
Rainer
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Caroline Gerardo
Licensed in 20 states - Newport Beach, CA
C. G. Barbeau the Loan Lady nmls 324982

I have many of them, some have old budgets. No one posts them all for free. Your title rep buddy can probably get all. There are 50000 in Florida and maybe 4000 in Polk County. You have to go to each management company AND PAY $500 -$2000 for the current budget/lawsuits/owner counts/master policy... the ccr's are available from title company but the CCR's are not very useful old information as amendments can be private emails to owners.  Sellers often have access to a management website if complex is more than 15 units which has many of the financials you may want to review. Buyer needs to know if complex is 51 percent owners, how much insurance coverage is on master policy, types of disputes, pending lawsuits, how much money is in reserve account.... Polk county court records show lawsuits but you need exact hoa name  (there is a fee for each page) here: https://www.jud10.flcourts.org/  

Dec 28, 2021 04:46 PM
Rainer
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Don Baker
Lane Realty - Eatonton, GA
Lake Sinclair Specialist

typically HOA documents must be purchased from the HOA

Dec 28, 2021 03:28 PM
Rainmaker
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

No such magic bullet exists in Florida.
This should identify for you an opportunity to set your services apart from all others.
Create and own you HOA data base.
Be aware, with every HOA election, the contacts and emails may change.
In many cases the management company is in control of this information and may leverage it as a revenue center for the benefit of owners.
I have found including references to such a database to be a good 'sticky' factor on an agents website. Be aware buyers like to research a community before they contact a real estate sales person. This will take work but it will prove to be a golden lead generation mechanism so make sure to install the right CTA and trackers.

Dec 29, 2021 06:54 AM
Rainmaker
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

I suggest you request documents from a title company and contact the HOA for any potential recent changes. HOA's can charge substantial fees and not be prompt with the request. Some states allow buyers to void the contract or delay the closing should the seller fail to provide them.

Dec 29, 2021 04:02 AM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Hi, Austin

    Check with your local Title Attorney or Title Company.   

   In Tallahassee, several of the larger firms have plants that contain every recorded document.   They email me whatever I need (they will not grant me login/access to their database).

 

  *** Important suggestion:   Even upon reviewing documents provided by Title Attorney, check with the HOA itself.  The HOA may have passed By-Laws or Addenda that are NOT recorded or made available to Title Companies.

      If you are working with the Buyer, have the BUYER get that information from the HOA and/or the Title Attorney.   You don't want the legal liability if you fail to provide all CC&R's. 

 

     I am sure you are familiar with F.S. 720.401  HOA Disclosure

Dec 28, 2021 01:55 PM
Rainmaker
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Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

Not I

Dec 29, 2021 07:42 AM
Rainmaker
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Peter Mohylsky,
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

How docs here are recorded by the clerk of courts and can be found there in most cases.

Dec 29, 2021 04:44 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Fortunately our Polk county is rural enough to not have such things as hoa's.

Dec 29, 2021 03:01 AM
Rainmaker
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Who would do that? Who would set that up? It's not like tax docs that are public record.

Dec 28, 2021 02:45 PM
Rainmaker
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Trans State Commercial Realty Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, FL
FLorida Real Estate Connector

The governing docs in my condo require seller to turn over to buyer, within 3 days, not only the docs but the rules and regs and the current budget.  All parties sign for delivery as there is a 3 day right of recission in the State of Florida for buyer to change their mind😎  Yes, the seller has to pay the management company for a copy if they cannot locate these lengthy documents

Dec 29, 2021 08:31 AM
Rainmaker
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

I seriously doubt that you can 'one stop shop' such things.

Your escrow company could possibly provide a list of subdivisions governed by HOA, and most of those have their own websites with links to governing documents. The HOAs here are known to provide a 'guest code' for logins . . . 

Dec 29, 2021 07:00 AM
Rainmaker
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I usually get the information from the Seller.   Our title companies will obtain the HOA docs for the transaction at a small fee.  

Dec 29, 2021 04:54 AM
Rainmaker
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good luck.

Dec 29, 2021 04:05 AM
Rainmaker
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I doubt such a listing exists.  There is a listing of MOST of the HOAs nation-wide (if you use Mr. Google you will find it), but it's just a matter of whether or not they have a website and if the documents are 1) online and 2) available to the public (many aren't).

 

Good luck.  As Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 said, this is good "evergreen" content for your site... but it need frequent updating.  I have something along these lines (just not HOAs) on my site and I get a good amount of views from it and several calls a year (usually from other agents) asking questions about the particular content I have.

Dec 29, 2021 01:26 PM