Governing framework
Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS Chapter 94)
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Getting the meeting started
Self-managed HOAs in Oregon operate under the Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS Chapter 94) plus recorded declarations. Use the checklist below, then open your city guide for notices, wildfire-interface standards, and county recording.
Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS Chapter 94)
KindHOA helps volunteer boards document decisions, automate assessments, and stay audit-ready — without enterprise software built for property managers.
Align daily board operations with Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS Chapter 94). This starter checklist helps volunteer directors reduce compliance risk before assessments or liens.
OR checklist — confirm current statutes and CC&Rs with association counsel before assessments, fines, or liens.
Most Oregon homeowners associations operate under Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS Chapter 94) together with the community's recorded declaration (CC&Rs), bylaws, and published rules. The statute sets the baseline for assessments, notices, meetings, records access, and enforcement; your governing documents may add stricter rules but cannot override mandatory owner protections. This is educational guidance only — confirm specifics with Oregon association counsel.
Oregon HOA rules and regulations come from three layers: (1) Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS Chapter 94) as the state baseline, (2) city and county ordinances (zoning, noise, short-term rentals, building permits), and (3) your association's recorded CC&Rs, bylaws, resolutions, and architectural guidelines. Boards enforce layer 3 on private lots; municipalities enforce layer 2 on public code. Publishing a searchable rules directory helps owners tell the three apart.
The state statute applies statewide, but local rules differ. Zoning, noise ordinances, short-term-rental licensing, fence and setback standards, and the county recorder's office vary between cities across Oregon. Use the city guide for your community to see where municipal code ends and your recorded covenants begin.
Don't see your city yet?
We're expanding this directory regularly. In the meantime, KindHOA works for any self-managed HOA in Oregon.
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Browse the free Oregon checklist and city directory at kindhoa.com/compliance/oregon. For organizing owner-facing policies, see the HOA rules directory guide at kindhoa.com/blog/hoa-rules-directory-guide. KindHOA is educational software for self-managed boards, not a law firm — confirm liens, amendments, and enforcement with counsel.
Free checklist plus Greer, Greenwood, Myrtle Beach guides.