Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs) are organizations with a common interest community that creates and enforces property rules. HOAs are established to ensure that residents live together peacefully, maintain property values, and preserve the neighborhood. HOAs are most common in planned developments. If you move into a community that has an HOA, you must join and agree to any terms and fees they may have in order to close on your home. Once you purchase a home in a neighborhood with an HOA, that typically makes you an HOA member.
While every HOA will have its own unique set of rules, some common items that HOAs set rules or restrictions for may include, but are not limited to:
• Siding & roofing colors/materials
• Home additions
• Yardwork & décor
• Fencing
• Visitor parking
• Recreational vehicles & trailers parked in driveways
Homeowner’s Associations will assign a governing board of directors that have been elected among the HOA members. This group determines how funds collected from the community are spent and oversees that all rules and restrictions are followed in the neighborhood.
HOAs collect funds from the community to provide homeowners with benefits such as:
• Maintenance of common areas
• Tree trimming & lawn mowing
• Maintenance & staffing of pools and gyms
• Snow removal & other maintenance of common roads and parking lots
Replacing Your Roof – HOA Approval
If you live in a community with an HOA and are planning to undergo a roof replacement, you will may need to get approval from your HOA. When your roofing contractor applies for your roof replacement permit (if your city requires a building permit), they will often be asked to submit a letter/email from their customers’ HOA to verify the approval to replace the roof. To obtain approval, you will most likely need to send the roof replacement plans to the HOA board members for them to review the materials and shingle color that will be installed.
With almost 30 years of business under our belt, Renaissance Roofing, Inc. has never had an issue with HOA approval. Our team at Renaissance Roofing, Inc. is more than happy to answer any questions that HOA board members may have during the approval process. We always use GAF architectural shingles with standard color options that do not have issues getting approved.
For those who are interested in GAF’s Solar Shingles and are worried about approval from your HOA, you are in luck! On July 8th, 2024, the Homeowners Energy Policy Act was signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan. This Homeowners Energy Policy Acts grants HOA members the ability to install rooftop solar systems and an array of other energy savings measures without pushback from Homeowners’ Associations. This act prevents HOAs from being able to completely ban solar panels, solar shingles, and other energy saving improvements. Please visit our solar page on our website for more information on GAF’s Timberline Solar Shingle system.
Every Homeowners’ Association is different, and it is best to ask your HOA what their policies entail. For any roofing-related HOA questions, please do not hesitate to contact Renaissance Roofing, Inc.
