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Version: 2026.08.01

HOA & Metro Districts

Your new community includes many services and a lot of participants, each with their own responsibilities. This guide explains who does what, how your community is governed, and how you can get involved.

Overview: Who Does What?​

Additional details follow throughout this guide, but this list provides a general perspective on who is responsible for which details of community care and management.

Homeowners​

  • Enjoy and maintain your home
  • Take advantage of recreational amenities
  • Attend community activities that appeal to you
  • Vote in association elections
  • As your interest dictates, serve on a committee or as a board member
  • Observe covenants and community policies
  • Pay dues, fees, and assessments

Classic Homes​

  • Design the overall community
  • Create and file the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions
  • Establish and participate in the community Homeowners Association until turned over
  • Market the community
  • Design, sell, and build new homes
  • Provide warranty services for individual homes and common areas, if applicable

Homeowners Association and/or Metro District​

  • Elect a Board of Directors and establish committees to direct the business of the association
  • Engage and direct a management company to administer day-to-day business
  • Communicate community information to homeowners
  • Enforce covenants
  • Review design requests for exterior modifications to residences
  • Organize and promote social activities
  • Establish dues and fees, as appropriate

Board of Directors​

  • Prepare an annual budget for the association
  • Perform bookkeeping and accounting functions
  • Oversee architectural control
  • Enforce community covenants
  • Establish appropriate committees to accomplish the goals of the association
  • Hold quarterly meetings, which any member is welcome (but not required) to attend
  • Host an annual membership meeting, which includes review and approval of the budget for the upcoming year
  • Attend special meetings that may be called by the board president

Management Company​

  • Maintain a current membership list
  • Receive and deposit assessment payments from the members
  • Follow up on delinquent accounts
  • Receive, review, and approve invoices for work done for the association
  • Prepare financials
  • Present monthly accounting reports to the board
  • Assist with the preparation and distribution of association newsletters and notices
  • Tour the community regularly to confirm compliance with covenants and design review standards
  • Issue correspondence on behalf of the association
  • Work with the association's attorney regarding legal issues or accountants regarding audits or taxes

City or County​

  • Emergency medical service
  • Fire protection
  • Law enforcement
  • Road maintenance (after acceptance)
  • Snow removal for public streets
  • Street signs and traffic controls

Your Role as a Homeowner​

You are a member of the community Homeowners Association and/or Metro District. Whether or not you choose to participate actively, the cooperation of all residents is essential for the community to be successful.

  • Read the community covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) thoroughly. CC&Rs provide both protections and limitations. It is important that you be familiar with them.
  • You received instructions at closing regarding our website and portal.
  • Stay informed regarding policies affecting common areas and amenities.
  • Be aware of the issues facing your community and exercise your right to vote in elections.
  • Volunteer your time for a committee or run for a board position.
  • Share your ideas regarding the community, your concerns, and suggestions with your association representatives — your input is always welcome.
  • Pay fees and assessments promptly.
  • Your input into budgeting decisions and other community choices is invited. While participating in the budgeting process is optional, being informed about all the reasons behind decisions and costs is often more comfortable than wondering where "all that money" is going.

What's in this guide​

  • Metro Districts — the local government entity that funds and maintains your community's public infrastructure.
  • Community Governance — the Board of Directors, meetings, the management company, and committees.
  • Design Review — how exterior changes and additions are reviewed and approved.
  • Turnover & Common Areas — how control transitions from Classic Homes to the association, and how common areas are cared for.
  • FAQs — answers to the questions we hear most often.