Robert's Rules for HOA and Condo Boards

By Daniel Ashford

Stop dreading board meetings that spiral into confusion, hurt feelings, or decisions nobody can quite agree actually happened.

Serving on an HOA or condo board means making real decisions about your neighbors' homes and finances, usually with no formal training in how to run a fair meeting. Robert's Rules for HOA and Condo Boards translates the classic parliamentary rulebook into a practical, plain-English playbook built specifically for community association governance, so every meeting produces decisions that are clear, fair, and legally sound, even for boards with no prior experience.

Instead of dense legal jargon, you get a repeatable four-part structure in every chapter: a plain explanation of the rule, a realistic HOA or condo example showing it in action, exact scripts you can use word-for-word in your next meeting, and a list of common mistakes to avoid.

What's inside:

- How to make, second, and vote on motions that actually stick

- Running debate and amendments so every voice is heard fairly

- Voting methods, majority thresholds, and when a supermajority applies

- Special motions for tabling, postponing, and reconsidering decisions

- Executive session done right, without over-using it or under-disclosing

- De-escalating conflict with difficult owners and disruptive meetings

- Minutes and recordkeeping that protect your board if a decision is challenged

- Running fair annual meetings, board elections, and bylaw amendments

Perfect for first-time board members, longtime presidents ready to tighten up loose habits, community association managers, and engaged owners who want to understand what a fair meeting should look like. Bonus back matter includes a glossary of parliamentary terms, a quick-reference cheat sheet of common motions, a complete sample meeting script from call to order to adjournment, a sample motion language library, and a legal pitfalls checklist you can run through before any major vote.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5910182560
• ISBN13: 9785910182565
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Daniel Ashford
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"