HOA

What the Best-Run HOAs Have in Common: Associa’s John Carona on Building Community

By Shelby Skrhak / October 8, 2025 /

In the latest episode of Dallas Dirt, host Candy Evans sits down with John Carona, former Texas Senator and founder and CEO of Associa, the largest home management firm in North America — for a wide-ranging conversation about how HOAs have evolved, what makes them work, and why community still matters. Carona’s been in the…

Updated Condominium on Keller Springs Road is Giving The Good Life

By Joy Donovan / June 11, 2024 /

Moving couldn’t get much easier than this, especially if you’ve got someone to help with the heavy lifting. This unit at 5300 Keller Springs Road sits ready for furniture, clothing, dishes, artwork, and lamps to slide right into place. Everything else has been updated, the landscaping is the HOA’s headache, and the swimming pool awaits…

Title Tip: What is an HOA Resale Certificate And Why Do I Need One?

By Lydia Blair / January 18, 2022 /

Resale Certificates are often a frustration when buying or selling a property with a Home Owners or Property Owners Association. They are required when selling a property that has mandatory dues or assessments paid to an HOA. What is a Resale Certificate? A resale certificate is actually a set of documents prepared by the HOA…

Meet Tommy Cummings: This Writer Brings a Fresh Perspective to Suburb Sunday

By Tommy Cummings / September 20, 2020 /

What makes me qualified to keep you informed about your communities in our weekly feature, Suburb Sunday? I’m one of you. I’ve rented and owned homes in Dallas and Tarrant counties for 26 years. I have a mortgage, labored through refinance paperwork, grumbled about HOAs. I’ve tried to keep my lawn from burning to a…

Preston Tower Sued Again: Resident Calls HOA “Fortress” Blocking Communication

By Jon Anderson / June 18, 2020 /

The headline could have easily said “again and again” as there are two similar suits a year apart. In December 2018, Preston Tower resident Leonard Wennmohs sued Preston Tower’s HOA and management company Intercity Investments (ICI). He claimed that when he was Treasurer from 2015-2017, financial ledgers, updated monthly, had been made available to residents.…