— Every association of homeowners shall be required to register with the HLURB. This registration shall serve to grant juridical personality to all such associations that have not previously acquired the same by operation of the General Corporation Law or by any other general law.
The dissolution process is done with Utah Division of Corporations following this general process: Under Utah Code § 16-6a et seq., HOAs/COAs that are registered nonprofit corporations may be dissolved following Utah Code § 16-1 et seq.
Utah law does not require any particular amount of reserves for associations.
Utah HOAs are primarily governed by the Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act as well as specific legislation pertaining to iniums and community associations. These state laws are designed to work in conjunction with relevant federal laws to ensure that HOAs operate within the legal framework.
Philippine laws require all businesses to register with the corresponding government agencies to operate legally in the Philippines. As such, local and foreign enterprises seeking to establish a corporation, partnership, or association in the country must register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
SECTION 37. Association officers - Unless otherwise provided in the by-laws, an Association should have the following executive officers who shall be responsible for the management of the Association's business: president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and auditor.
In homeowners association cases, the Complaint shall be filed in the RAB which has jurisdiction over the region where the association is registered with the DHSUD.
Republic Act No. 8763 (March 7, 2000) transferred the powers of the Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC) over concerned Homeowners Association (HOAs) to HLURB. The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) is government's regulatory body for housing and land development.
Under the law, all homeowners are qualified to join a HOA, but they are not required or mandated to be members.