Williamson County, TN HOA Rules: Assessment & Dues (2026)
Key Facts
- Funding basis
- Pro-rata by lot, per Sec. 16.06(A)(5)
- HOA duties funded
- Insurance, local taxes, amenity maintenance
- If HOA dissolves
- Costs shift to lot owners, pro-rata
- Unpaid HOA taxes
- Attach to each lot, pro-rata (F)
- County remedy
- Lien for cost plus administrative fees
Summary
Every lot in a Williamson County subdivision with a required HOA must fund common-area upkeep on a pro-rata basis, and that obligation survives the association itself: if the HOA dissolves, unpaid taxes or maintenance costs attach to each lot proportionally, with the county able to place a lien for its share plus fees.
(5) Each individual lot is financially responsible on a pro-rata basis for the maintenance of the open space or common areas and any recreational or other amenities through the pro-rata funding of the association. If the association ceases to exist for whatever reason, responsibility for maintenance of open space or common areas shall become that of the individual lot owners on a pro-rata basis. ... (F) In the event of failure of the association to pay any taxes assessed to the common areas, such taxes shall attach to each lot within the subdivision on a pro-rata basis based on the number of lots within the subdivision.
Full Breakdown
06(A)(4) of the Williamson County Zoning Ordinance requires the homeowners' or property owners' association to carry liability insurance, pay local taxes, and maintain recreational amenities, drainage structures and other facilities tied to the open space or common areas. 06(A)(5) then ties funding directly to the individual lot: each lot is financially responsible on a pro-rata basis for maintaining the open space, common areas and any amenities, through pro-rata funding of the association, and if the association ceases to exist for any reason, that maintenance responsibility shifts to the individual lot owners on the same pro-rata basis.
06(D) extends this to dissolution generally: responsibility becomes that of the lot owners based on the number of lots in the subdivision, unless the recorded covenants let owners re-form the association and assess every lot equally to cover the needed maintenance. 06(F) covers unpaid taxes specifically: if the association fails to pay taxes assessed against the common areas, those taxes attach to each lot in the subdivision on a pro-rata basis tied to the total lot count, rather than becoming a debt of the association alone or of any single owner.
Violations & Fines
If the association or the lot owners fail to fund required maintenance, Section 16.06(D) lets the County, after giving proper notice to each property owner, bring the open space into compliance itself and place a lien on every lot for its pro-rata share of the cost plus administrative fees. Section 16.06(E) similarly allows the County to seek an injunction or other civil remedy for the association's non-performance, with enforcement costs again reimbursed through a pro-rata lien on all lot owners plus administrative fees.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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