For homeowners
Homeowners and HOAs
When your association, a neighbor or an old document stands between you and the home you already own.
HOA disputes
Fines, violation letters, denied applications and assessments you believe are wrong. We read the deed restrictions and bylaws and answer for you.
Title problems
A cloud on title, a missing release, a deed with the wrong name on it: we find the fix and record it.
Easements and boundaries
Shared driveways, fences over the line and utility easements, settled with neighbors in writing.
Deeds and transfers
Adding a spouse, removing a former one, or moving a home into a trust, recorded correctly in the county records.
A letter from the association
Before you answer your HOA
A letter from your association usually comes with a deadline. Don't miss it, and don't answer in anger. Bring us the letter, the deed restrictions and any photos, and we'll tell you whether the claim holds up and how to respond.
Common questions
Can my HOA foreclose over unpaid dues?
In some cases an association can, which is why a dues dispute shouldn't sit. We'll read your restrictions and the account history and tell you what the association can and can't do.
My neighbor's fence is on my land. What now?
Start with a current survey. If it confirms the problem, we write to the neighbor and, in most cases, settle it with a written agreement rather than in court.
How do I find out if there's a lien on my house?
We can search the county records for liens, judgments and old deeds of trust, and tell you what each one means and how to clear it.
Trouble with the home you own?
Send us the letter or the deed, and Judith Whitford will look at it with you.