Editorial standards
HOA Weekly publishes plain-English explanations of the state law that governs community associations, for property managers, board members, and the professionals who serve them. Accuracy is the product. This page describes the standards that govern our work.
Sources
Where we state what the law says, we cite a primary source and link it. Primary sources are:
- The state legislature's official website for statute text and pending bills
- The state appellate court's published opinion for case law
- The state real estate division, attorney general, or analogous agency for regulatory guidance
- Federal agency publications (HUD, FHFA, EEOC) for federal overlays affecting community associations
When a primary source is unavailable, the article identifies the secondary source and notes the limitation explicitly. We prefer the underlying primary source to other publications' summaries, and say so when a secondary source is all that is available.
Citation format
Statute citations include the section number and a link to the official legislative text. Court rulings include the case name, court level, decision date, and a link to the published opinion. Effective dates for new laws are taken from the bill text directly, never from a summary. A reference page that shows a "Last verified" date has been through a verification pass that checks its stated legal facts against the text of the cited statute or opinion.
A claim that cannot be tied to a source is softened or removed rather than published as fact. News articles cite the bill, opinion, or agency document they report on.
Updates and review
A state-topic page shows a "Last verified" date once it has been through that pass, so you can see when its facts were last checked. When we verify that a statute or rule has changed, the affected pages are updated and their dates refreshed.
Bill explainers and page revisions both cite the bill text directly.
Corrections
Errors are corrected when we learn of them: the page is corrected in place, its "Last verified" date is refreshed, and the primary source supporting the change is cited on the page or supplied on request.
To report an error, write to [email protected] with the article URL and the proposed correction. HOA Weekly compares a correction request against the primary source before issuing an update.
Independence
HOA Weekly does not accept advertising, sponsorships, sponsored content, paid placements, affiliate links, or vendor partnerships. The publication is funded entirely by subscription revenue.
No vendor, association, law firm, management company, or trade group has editorial influence. Coverage decisions are made by the editorial staff based on regulatory significance to the audience.
When an article references a specific vendor, software platform, or service provider, the reference is editorial judgment, not a paid placement. HOA Weekly maintains no commercial relationships with any entity it covers.
Bylines
Articles are bylined "HOA Weekly Staff." Individual contributors do not receive personal credit. This convention is standard for institutional B2B publications and signals that articles reflect the publication's editorial standards, not individual opinion.
Conflicts of interest
HOA Weekly's editorial staff do not hold board positions in homeowners associations, do not provide paid consulting to property management firms or law firms, and do not accept gifts, payments, or hospitality from entities mentioned in articles.
If a contributor has a relevant conflict of interest, the conflict is disclosed in the article, or the contributor recuses from coverage of the affected topic.
Contact
Editorial questions, source requests, and correction requests: [email protected].
Information, not advice
HOA Weekly describes the law. It does not apply the law to any reader's specific situation. Staff do not answer individual "what should I do" questions with advice, in print or by email. When a reader asks, we point to the published page on the topic and, when the stakes are real, to a licensed attorney in the reader's state.
This line is an editorial standard, not fine print. It keeps the publication honest about what journalism can offer and what only a licensed attorney can. The full policy is at Not legal advice.