Community Association General Legal Advice and Counsel

Our firm protects Arizona community associations, HOAs, and your members, ensuring compliance and safeguarding your future.

A leader in community association representation and education, CHDB Law represents community associations throughout the United States. If a legal matter or concern has come up in a community association, we have handled it.

Our motto is, “Client First”.

We make our services as accessible as possible to the volunteer board members who just want to do right by their HOAs. Each client works with a dedicated two-person attorney team that knows you and understands your issues. We are available, responsive, and knowledgeable. Most of all, we get results.

Key areas of focus

A significant part of representing community associations and HOAs is acting as the association’s general counsel. The “practical” part of general counsel work is often overlooked by other firms. Boards and managers are not helped by straight law book answers.

Our firm handles a wide range of matters for our planned community, HOA, condo and co-operative clients:

Contract review, interpretation, and negotiation

• From drafting and reviewing association contracts to negotiating agreements, our attorneys ensure the interests of your board and association are protected.

Governing document review, amendment, and interpretation

• We review governing CC&Rs and other association documents, provide precise legal opinions and aid in amendments to ensure compliance with Arizona legal statutes and the continued smooth operation of your association.

Facilitating board and membership meetings, specialized board member training

• We help conduct HOA and co-op board and membership meetings and provide tailored training programs, supporting your community association’s leadership for effective governance.

Fair Housing, board governance, and compliance

• Experience tells us that navigating fair housing regulations and compliance is one of the biggest challenges HOAs face in Arizona. Our guidance ensures fair practices and compliance with all regulatory standards.

Property tax exemptions, zoning, and common area issues

• We handle property tax exemptions, zoning matters, and resolve common area issues, ensuring your association operates seamlessly within legal boundaries.

Employment manuals, providing hiring and termination guidance, and HOA dducational programs

• Our expertise includes drafting employment manuals, guiding hiring and termination processes, and providing educational programs tailored to your association’s needs.

Corporate compliance and regulatory adherence

• We guide your association through corporate compliance and regulatory frameworks, ensuring adherence to statutory and regulatory standards.

Statutory compliance: comprehensive rules, policies, and procedures

• We assist in formulating comprehensive rules, policies, and procedures, ensuring statutory compliance to safeguard your association’s interests.

An HOA attorney is your legal partner, offering practical, expert advice to address the unique challenges faced by community associations. CHDB attorneys work with you to ensure that your HOA, condo, co-op, or community association operates smoothly, remains compliant with the law, and effectively serves the interests of its members.

CHDB Law is committed to sharing our knowledge and experience with association managers and boards. Our attorneys provide regular, monthly educational seminars followed by Q&A sessions to help you navigate the complex legal landscape of community living. Seminars are free to join but do require registration to attend.

HOA Knowledge Base

We often say, “we wrote the book on HOA law”. Our annual Condo & Planned Community Statutes in Arizona guide is a much requested publication. To supplement this resource, we have created a searchable, online version of the statute guide in the HOA Knowledge Base.

CHDB Law is a proud member of the following organizations: