Franklin County, NC HOA Rules: Board Governance (2026)

UDC § 7.2.5.A establishes that a property owners association, used interchangeably with homeowner's association, must be formed to handle the long-term maintenance of common areas, common features and private infrastructure whenever a subdivision or development has property or assets in common ownership. Section 7.2.5.B makes the POA responsible for maintaining any common asset required for UDO compliance or tied to any approval granted under the UDO, and § 7.2.5.C.1 spells out specific duties: paying liability insurance premiums and local taxes, maintaining recreational and other common facilities, and paying assessments for public and private improvements benefiting the common areas.

The default provision in § 7.2.5.C.2 has teeth: if the POA defaults on paying the County any assessment or ad valorem tax on common areas for six months, each lot owner becomes personally obligated for a pro-rata share, calculated by dividing the total amount due by the number of lots in the development; an owner who doesn't pay within thirty days of notice faces a continuing lien on their property, and the County can sue the owner directly or foreclose the lien. Section 7.2.5.C.3 also guarantees every lot owner an easement over the common areas for access, ingress, egress and enjoyment, including parking.

These POA obligations arise as part of the subdivision approval standards in Article 7, and the general Article 3 enforcement scheme applies to the association's compliance duties the same as any other UDO requirement.