Free HOA Board Resources

Five practical, ready-to-use templates and checklists pulled straight from our guides — a meeting notice template, an architectural review request form, and checklists for reviewing your budget, onboarding a new board member, and hiring a reserve study firm. Enter your email to download any of them, free.

Governance
Word Template (.docx)

HOA Board Meeting Notice Template

A fill-in-the-blank meeting notice covering meeting details, agenda, executive session, and notice-delivery fields — works for a regular, special, or annual meeting. See our full guide on HOA meeting rules for the notice-period rules behind it.

Rules
Word Template (.docx)

Architectural Review (ARC) Request Form

A homeowner-facing request form with a required-attachments checklist and a built-in board decision section. Pairs with our guide on the architectural review process.

Finance
PDF Checklist

HOA Annual Budget Review Checklist

Print-and-check line items for reviewing a proposed annual budget: operating line items, reserve funding, red flags, and questions to ask before you approve. Companion to how to read your HOA's budget.

Governance
PDF Checklist

New Board Member Onboarding Checklist

A first-90-days checklist for anyone newly elected or appointed to a board — documents to collect, fiduciary duty basics, insurance to confirm, and who to meet.

Finance
PDF Checklist

Reserve Study RFP Checklist

What to ask when soliciting and comparing reserve study proposals — credentials, scope, red flags. Companion to how to read your HOA's reserve study.

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