For volunteer HOA boards

Free New Board Member Checklist

Your first 30 days on the board, week by week. What to read. What to ask for. What to send. Know the next step.

Sending a notice? Find your state's kit: violation notices, step checklists and a tracker, written for your state's HOA law.

The first page of the New Board Member Checklist: Week 1, get your bearings; Week 2, follow the money; Week 3, contracts, records and handover

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Live in all 50 states

Describe the issue. See the next step.

Kindly Board shows your board the next step, counts the deadlines and fills in the letter. Your state’s statute section sits beside every step.

  • Every deadline counted. Weekends and holidays skipped where your state’s law says so.
  • Letters filled in from the case. Print them or save them as PDFs.
  • A full paper trail for every case. Shared with your board. Private to it.
  • Kept current as laws change. The laws behind every rule are watched around the clock.

Start your 14-day free trial

$19/month per board after the free trial. No card to start. Cancel any time. Not legal advice.

AI-powered. Always current.

Peace of mind for your HOA board.

  • Your board's own AI. Describe the problem, and it tells you the next step, counts your deadlines and writes a professional letter in a minute.

  • Our AI watches every law behind your rules, around the clock, and flags changes as they happen. You get the answer and the official source.

  • Every rule is quoted and linked to your state's law, so you see exactly where it comes from.

  • Private: your cases stay with your board.

Try it free for 14 days

Not legal advice.

Your state

Find your state's kit.

Choose your state. Buy the kit here and download it right after checkout. If your state's kit is still in progress, we email you the day it's ready.

Kits ready now: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Somewhere else? Your state is coming soon. Join the list and we'll email you the day it's ready.

We email you the day your state's kit is ready, plus occasional updates. Unsubscribe any time.

What's inside a state kit

What a self-managed board reaches for most, written for your state's HOA law. Each letter names the statute section it follows.

Violation notice letters

Four fill-in letters, from a courteous first reminder to the hearing and fine notices. Each comes with a page on when to use it, how to send it and the rule behind it.

Architectural request packet

An owner request form and a board decision letter: approve, approve with conditions, or deny.

Notice + request tracker

A spreadsheet that calculates deadline dates, flags anything overdue and keeps a status page. Opens in Excel or Google Sheets.

Quick Start + bonus letter

A one-page Quick Start, PDF copies of everything, and the New Owner Welcome Letter with a Quick Facts sheet.

Word, PDF and Excel files. Instant download. State summaries checked October 2026. $39 per state kit. Launch price $19.50 through Oct 27.

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The New Owner Welcome Letter and Quick Facts sheet, filled in for an example association

New Owner Welcome Letter, $7

A warm first letter for new neighbors, with a Quick Facts sheet, an owner info form and a board checklist. Works for HOAs, condos and townhome communities in any state.

See the welcome letter

How it works

Kindly Board makes the hard parts of HOA board work clear. State-specific tools for volunteer boards, starting with violations and notices: what to send, in what order and by when. Letters ready to fill in. A record of every step.

We research each state's statutes and watch them around the clock. Every deadline is checked against the official statute text and a second source, and shown with its law section. Kits are files on your own computer. Cases in the software stay private to your board.

  • Know the next step. Steps, order and deadlines for your state.
  • Firm, fair and kind. Enforce the rule without starting a feud.
  • Same process, every owner. A record of every step.
  • Board work in an evening, not a weekend. Clean handovers to the next board.
  • Current and private. Watched around the clock. Private to your board.

Not legal advice. Not a law firm. Always check your governing documents.

Honest answers

Is this legal advice?

No. Kindly Board makes plain-English letters, forms and checklists built on each state's HOA laws. We are not a law firm. Your declaration, bylaws and rules may add steps. Check them, and bring in an attorney when a situation calls for one.

Which states do you cover?

50 states are ready to buy here today: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The rest are coming soon. Pick your state to buy it or to get an email the day it's ready. The welcome letter works in any state.

Do the kits work for condo associations?

The state kits are written for homeowners' associations, not condominium associations. The welcome letter works for both.

What do I need to open the files?

Word, Google Docs or Pages for the letters, and Excel or Google Sheets for the tracker. PDF copies are included too.