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abzollo

Junior Member
What is the name of your state?- Washington (Douglas County)

I live in a home where we are part of a Home Owners Association with yearly dues & normal project assessments. We recently started having issues with owners renting their homes and renters overusing our community ameneties (pool, boat moorage, etc). Our current covenants state that community property is "limited to members and guests either accompanied by a member or staying at a member's lot. It also states that "no lot shall be used except for residential purposes". Most of these homes are listed up on a rental pool website & advertised as providing ameneties such as a pool, boat moorage, etc.
We have a weak Board of Directors and many are supporting the idea of allowing renters to come into our community and/or also have houses up for rent. The Board fears legal suits from these owners who want to rent their homes.

My question is- Do we as owners have any legal action to stop renters from using our association ameneties? Are renters considered guests or are they paying customers? Are owners who rent their homes running a business?
What can we do to not allow renters from using our amenties? Help.
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JETX

Senior Member
abzollo said:
Do we as owners have any legal action to stop renters from using our association ameneties?
Yes... and no. As an individual homeowner, you have the 'right' to find others in your community who agree with you and then have you run for the board.

Are renters considered guests or are they paying customers?
That doesn't matter. Based on your post, the requirements are that they "limited to members and guests either accompanied by a member or staying at a member's lot." The 'renter' would qualify as "staying at a member's lot".

Are owners who rent their homes running a business?
In my opinion, yes.

What can we do to not allow renters from using our amenties?
Have the HOA strengthen and enforce the rules.
 

abzollo

Junior Member
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Weekly & Daily Rentals

Douglas County, Washington

Would weekly & daily rentals of houses in a non-commericial zoned Home Owners Association community constitute running a business when our Covenants state lots are for residencial purposes?
Our homes are in a residential zoned area yet certain homeowners are using their houses for weekly and daily vacation rental business , advertising them on a web site and profitting from it without sharing it with the association. Is this legal? What can the Board & association do to stop this activity?

Some of these rental homes are renting to 4 to 5 families with an average of 4 people per family. Would the Health Department care if this is happening especially when these houses' septic systems were not built for this capacity usage?
 
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