Welcome to the Resident Evil HOA Lectures, LLC General Survey (for Non-HOA Residents)!
Your input and perspectives are incredibly valuable for bettering our collective understanding of the HOA environment in the U.S. This will allow homeowner advocates, research institutions, lawmakers, and industry affiliates to address issues, promote benefits, and hopefully solve the problems that can often run rampant through HOAS. We appreciate your time and assistance!
HOA Survey Information Disclosure
Before completing the survey, please be sure to read the Resident Evil HOA Lectures, LLC HOA Survey Information and Disclosure (below and found on our website). You will be asked to confirm that you have read, understand, and consent to the information contained therein before you can continue with the survey. PLEASE SUBMIT ONLY ONE SURVEY PER HOUSEHOLD.
Information and Disclosure
By participating in this survey, you are consenting to offer anonymous information and responses for the purposes of data collection by Resident Evil HOA Lectures, LLC (REHL). This data will be used for a number of purposes, including but not limited to Resident Evil HOA Lectures, LLC presentation information and publications; Lawmakers in the state of Georgia and nationwide to inform homeowner association reform legislation; Other academic researchers, homeowner advocates, industry advocates, and media; The general public for educational and consumer awareness purposes; Provision of survey data and report to residents of participating neighborhoods and HOA Boards (upon request from boards for a nominal fee); Education of homeowners for the purposes of forming homeowner advocacy groups.
Disclaimer
REHL and its affiliates are NOT attorneys, nor do we purport to be. No information gained from REHL or its resources should be taken or shared as legal advice. We are independent researchers, educators, and homeowner advocates, and we should be identified as such. We have no affiliation with any university system or formal research institution within its home state of Georgia or nationwide.
Description of Project
Homeowner Associations (HOAs, CICs, COAs, RAs, etc.) are a social system of self-governance invented by the housing industry in the United States in the early 20th century. In recent decades, there has been an increasing number of instances in which homeowner residents subject to HOAs are experiencing abuse, harassment, selective enforcement, fee escalation, exclusion from governance, and foreclosure from their HOAs. This survey attempts to collect data as to the perspectives and issues that homeowners in specific neighborhoods may or may not be experiencing in order to create a more comprehensive data set of conditions within HOA-governed neighborhoods on the specific, local, regional, state, and national level.
Explanation of Procedures
If you agree to participate in this study, you will complete the following anonymous survey hosted by JotForm. Participation is voluntary. You can refuse to take part or stop at any time. You may also skip questions that you are not comfortable answering aside from required NON-IDENTIFYING demographic information at the beginning of the survey.
Risks or Discomforts
This is a voluntary, anonymous survey, with no identifying personal data captured. The only specific information requested is identification of the neighborhood or HOA itself. There are minimal risks or discomforts to participants anticipated.
Benefits
Participation in this study will help REHL researchers and other interested parties understand the actual conditions that homeowner residents experience in their respective HOA neighborhoods. Participants will benefit from knowledge gained by the survey as to the condition of their own neighborhood as well as the HOA system at large. It is intended that this information will also benefit HOA boards, state and federal legislators, and the housing industry and its affiliates.
Compensation
Participation in this survey is uncompensated
Confidentiality
We will take steps to protect your privacy. To reduce risk of identification, the survey is anonymous. We will NOT request information that could identify you. The survey metadata contains no personally identifying data from participants. If personal identification information is provided, it is entirely voluntary on the part of the participant, and all possible measures will be made to keep voluntarily offered personal information private. Quotes from survey responses may be used in publication, etc., however any identifying information will be redacted to the best ability of REHL and its affiliates.
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REHL General HOA Survey for Non-HOA Residents
The following survey contains ten questions, most of which only require a single click to answer. Answer to the best of your ability. Please note questions that offer the ability to select multiple answers. There is an open field at the end of the survey in which you have unlimited ability to add any information, thoughts, concerns, compliments, etc. that you wish REHL's researchers and audience to know about.
Definitions
“Home” can refer to a single family resident or any multi-family residence (condo, apt. etc.). “Association”means homeowner members of the board of directors of a homeowner association(HOA), property owner association (POA), condo owner association (COA), or other self-governing neighborhood entity. "Board" refers to the Board (Directors and non-Director) members of any neighborhood association. "Property Management Company" refers to an outside company which handles HOA matters for an HOA board comprised of homeowners for a neighborhood.
Location
Location - This information will NOT and cannot be used to identify individuals who answer this survey; this is asked only for data collection and analysis purposes. *Required
State
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County
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City
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Name of Neighborhood
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Basic Information
1. How many years have you lived in your neighborhood?
2. If you had an equal choice of housing (price, location, size, etc.), would you prefer a home with or without an HOA?
With an HOA
Without an HOA
Either
Not Sure
Other
3. Are you aware that in most cases, HOAs are not required to exist by law and that they are formed by neighborhood members and/or developers?
Yes
No
4. Are you aware that HOAs have the power to take residents’ homes for fines and fees, even if the homeowner’s mortgage and insurance are up to date?
Yes
No
5. Do you feel your neighborhood would benefit from an HOA?
Yes
No
Not Sure
Other
6. Are you aware that some residents of neighborhoods with HOAs report experiencing any of the following? (Check all that apply.)
Unjust or illegitimate fines
retaliation/harassment/verbal or physical abuse
Silencing In Person or on Social Media
Targeting (Charged Fees or Fines as a means of retaliation or control)
Pyramid Fees (In Which Homeowner Accounts Are Never Paid Off for Fines/Fees/Etc. As Any Communication Incurs Legal Fees Which Are Charged Additionally to the Homeowner)
Selective Enforcement (Charged Fees or Fines When Others Are Not for Same or Similar Violations)
Surveillance / Monitoring
Collusion (When the HOA Works with a Contractor or Service, such as a Landscaper, Whom They Know Personally in Order to Benefit Themselves and/or Their Acquaintance)
None of These
Other
7. What benefits do you perceive that HOAs offer for residents? (Check all that apply.)
Maintain Property Values
Maintain Aesthetic Appeal
Management of Amenities and/or Common Areas
Liaison between Neighborhood and Municipal Government
Coordination of Events and Activities
Support Network for Neighbors in Need
Deter and/or Remedy "Negligent Neighbors"
Other
8. Do you feel that HOA reform is needed in your state?
Yes
No
I don't know
If yes, briefly list what you think is needed.
9. Would you buy into a neighborhood with an HOA (or other group) that had mandatory membership for amenities access?
Yes
No
I don't know
10. Would you ever buy into a neighborhood with a non-mandatory association (this type of association grants access to amenities on an opt-in/opt-out basis but has no control over individuals' properties)?
Yes
No
I don't know
Other
Use this space to offer any other additional thoughts, concerns, compliments, etc. about HOAs and any other information pertaining to this topic that you wish to express.
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