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Home Improvements Under A HOA or Condominium   Living in a community or condominium with an association board has many benefits. One of the major jobs of a HOA or Condominium Association is to ensure your community is kept in great shape, both physically and visibly. Associations ensure rules are created and enforced to benefit all who live there.   Everyone likes to make their house into a home, putting your personal stamp on a property with home improvements, new interior design ideas and so on. But before taking on a large project it is vital to ensure you obtain the approval of your association's board, and adhere to any rules or restrictions put in place - not doing this could result in costly fines and a halt to any work in progress.   Be particularly careful when making improvements to the exterior of your property, even if it is something as simple as putting a fence around your yard. The HOA or Condominium Association wants to keep communities looking good for everyone and may have rules on certain types of fences - such as a ban on chain link fences if they are deemed not aesthetically appealing.    The easiest way to ensure you will not have to tear down your fence or be hit with expensive fines is to read the by-laws of your association's community. Check to see if there are any restrictions in place before work begins. Ensure you submit your plans to your HOA/Condominium Association and gain complete approval. This process can take anywhere between 1 and 5 weeks typically. Provide blueprints and make sure you communicate your plans fully in your letter to the board. Once approved, you can then rest assured the improvements you want to make will not come back to haunt you or your bank account in the future.