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title: Can HOA board tell townhouse owners who can and can't rent units?
description: Can the HOA or condo association dictate who we rent to or the amount of time they can stay?
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# [Can HOA board tell townhouse owners who can and can't rent units?](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/15141/Can-HOA-board-tell-townhouse-owners-who-can-and-can-t-rent-units.aspx)

 Written by [CondoAssociation.com](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/author/condoassociationcom) | Mon, Oct 4, 2010 @ 12:28 PM

We have a family renting our townhouse for almost 2 years due to hardship. Their lease is up at the end of February 2011. They are great people, no complaints and have made friends in the [community association](https://www.condoassociation.com/CondoAssociation/tabid/83434/Default.aspx). The [HOA](https://www.condoassociation.com/CondoAssociation/tabid/83434/Default.aspx) board is now telling us that they can no longer rent our unit. We have had no notices of special meetings that changed any [bylaws](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/8763/Sample-ByLaws-for-a-Condo-Association-or-HOA.aspx) about renting our unit. This is a 3500 sq foot townhouse worth about $600,000 in a very nice community. I've been told they should be grandfathered in because the board seems to be making up it's own rules.

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