HOA question

[JR C.]

Hopefully the real estate agents can answer this question. Can an HOA dictate it's members to do physical labor such as working on landscaping? An email was sent out to all HOA members and stated that they expect all members to work 10 hours a year in addition to paying all dues. They said this was to keep the dues low. This association is in Tennessee if that matters. Thanks for any answers.

[Wayne Brooks]

This is probably being over blown a bit. Can they enforce it...not likely. Is it more of a community spirit thing, save a little money, bond with your neighbors thing.....most likely. We used to have a day or two a year where volunteers would do some planting, replace some fence boards in the paddocks, paint some stuff, etc. But we were 69 homeowners in an old neighborhood and it was a good thing, no "penalties", strictly volunteers. Plus, no one could fire you for having a beer on the job on a hot Florida afternoon.