Value of Rules

The National Homeowner Survey found that most community governed properties believed that rules protected and enhanced their communities.

Value of Rules

Do the rules in your community protect and enhance property values, harm them or make no difference?

74% Protect and enhance
3% Harm
22% No difference
2% Not sure

The interesting number was the near quarter of community homeowners who saw no difference in the enhancement of the property, whether rules were enforced or not. Several possible causes could be effecting this, including: rules that are not well written and do not serve a purpose, rules that are not evenly and fairly applied, rules that do not focus on the betterment of the community and communities that waiver in their enforcement.

The heart of the matter comes down to if the purpose and intent of rules are being followed and if there is an enforcement policy. If these two areas are not determined, homeowners will not see benefit in the community governing documents.