York County, SC HOA Rules: Board Governance (2026)

256 requires a property owners association, constituted under the South Carolina Code of Laws, for any development in the county's jurisdiction where real property or infrastructure is owned in common by two or more owners, or where common services such as private lawn or exterior building maintenance are provided across more than one property. 257 requires the association's declaration of covenants and restrictions be filed with the York County Clerk of Court before any interest in the development transfers to anyone other than the initial owner or developer.

258 requires a master association covering every sub-association, established before any sub-association is created; every property must hold membership in both the sub-association and the master, and a sub-association may merge into another but can never withdraw from the master. 259 requires each new phase of a phased development to be annexed into the existing association by amendment or set up as a new sub-association before any lot in that phase changes hands. 260 allows the association to dissolve once its commonly held elements are disposed of or cease to operate, such as when private streets are dedicated to and accepted by a public entity for maintenance.