🖙️ "How to Get Elected to Your HOA Board (Without Losing Your Mind)"

You care about your neighborhood. You believe in transparency. You think maybe, just maybe, someone reasonable should be in charge.

So you decide to run for the board.

And then you discover it’s not a campaign—it’s a minefield. Petty rivalries, whisper campaigns, and flyers that mysteriously disappear from doorsteps. All for a volunteer gig.

Still want to serve? Good. Because change doesn't happen from the audience.

Step 1: Learn the Landscape

Read your bylaws. Know the number of seats, term lengths, quorum rules, and nomination deadlines. Understand how voting works: is it one home, one vote? Are proxies allowed? Online ballots?

Step 2: Knock Doors, Not Horns

Talk to your neighbors. Not just your friends—everyone. Ask what they care about. Don’t make it about you. Make it about what isn’t working. Document it.

Step 3: Build a Platform

Keep it tight:

• Transparency

• Fair enforcement

• Budget clarity

• Communication Avoid buzzwords like “transformation” and “synergy.” You’re running for board, not Congress.

Step 4: Don’t Take the Bait

Someone will question your motives. Someone will try to pick a fight. Don’t engage. Keep it boring, professional, and fact-based. It drives bullies crazy.

Step 5: Win Clean, Govern Better

If you win, your real work begins. Read the financials. Meet the vendors. Learn the legal limits. And remember: you don’t owe loyalty to the board—you owe it to the homeowners.