Missouri Articles

Contractual Considerations for Short-Term Rentals

Property owners (“Owners”) interested in engaging in short-term leases should carefully consider the structure of their contracts (“Leases”). Anticipating potential…

1 year ago

How To Handle Neighbor Disputes In A Fair Manner

Disputes are an inevitable part of living in communities. When people live near each other, they are bound to disagree…

1 year ago

How to Keep Owners Engaged in the HOA

Owners make up the heart of any HOA. They elect the board of directors. Their HOA fees fund community projects.…

1 year ago

How to Get Your Residents to Take Pride in Their Community (MO)

As communities get larger and residents become more isolated from one another, fostering community pride can be a challenge. Even…

1 year ago

New Missouri Law Affects Municipal Control over Home Occupations

Unlike municipalities, HOA’s are not prevented by the new law from restricting work from home in their respective subdivisions so…

1 year ago

Missouri Legislature Addresses Solar Panels: Changes Coming for Homeowner Associations

The right to use solar energy has long been considered a property right in Missouri. See Section 442.012 RSMo. Even…

2 years ago

When a resident is encroaching on HOA common ground (MO)

Most communities in Missouri that are managed by homeowners associations have some areas of common ground. This is ground technically…

4 years ago

What to do when residents want to change association bylaws (MO)

Running a homeowners association is not an easy thing to do. It is impossible to keep all residents happy all…

4 years ago

How to utilize special assessments (MO)

Homeowners associations in Missouri and elsewhere utilize collected fees to keep up community property. Unfortunately, there are times when those…

4 years ago

Three ways to enforce HOA rules and regulations (MO)

Homeowners associations exist to keep residential areas safe and looking their best. Unfortunately, not all residents of neighborhoods with an…

5 years ago