Volunteer boards spend 10–20 hours per week on unpaid HOA admin. LotWize's AI reads your CC&Rs and does the work — drafting violation notices, answering resident questions at midnight, processing architectural reviews, and running board governance. You approve. The AI executes.
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Over 100,000 HOAs in the US operate without a professional management company — run entirely by volunteer board members who already work full-time jobs. These volunteers spend their evenings and weekends answering the same resident emails, drafting violation letters from scratch, tracking dues in spreadsheets, and preparing meeting packets by hand.
The average board president spends 10–20 unpaid hours per week on HOA admin. That is a second job — without the paycheck. Burnout is the #1 reason boards collapse, forcing communities to hire expensive management companies or leave problems unaddressed.
10–20 hrs/week
Average volunteer board president time spent on HOA work
$50–$100/unit
Monthly cost of a property management company
100,000+
Self-managed HOAs in the US without management software
Most HOA software helps you do the work faster. LotWize does the work for you. You upload your CC&Rs once, and the AI becomes an expert on your community's specific rules — not generic templates. From there, every violation notice, resident answer, and board decision is grounded in your actual governing documents, with exact section citations.
AI Document Brain
CC&R Intelligence
Upload your CC&Rs, bylaws, and rules once. The AI reads and understands every clause, so every violation notice, resident answer, and board decision is grounded in your actual governing documents — with section citations.
AI Violation Manager
End-to-End Enforcement
Board members flag a potential violation. The AI drafts the notice citing the exact CC&R section, manages the cure deadline countdown, escalates automatically, and logs every action to an immutable audit trail.
AI Resident Chatbot
24/7 Homeowner Support
Homeowners ask questions at midnight. The AI answers instantly — parking rules, pet policies, architectural guidelines — citing the relevant CC&R section. Your board stops answering the same emails every weekend.
AI Architectural Review
CC&R Compliance Screening
Homeowners submit modification requests with photos. The AI cross-references your CC&Rs, flags compliance issues, and prepares a review summary for board approval — in minutes, not weeks.
AI Board Assistant
Voice + Text Commands (Pro)
Tell the AI to run a vote, draft a notice, schedule a meeting, or pull a financial report. The Board Assistant is the only HOA software product that takes action — not just stores data.
AI Board Voting
E-Ballots + Quorum Tracking
Create motions, send e-ballots to board members, and track quorum automatically. Results are recorded to the audit trail and meeting minutes are generated. No more email chains to reach a decision.
AI Meeting Intelligence
Agendas, Minutes & Compliance
AI builds your meeting agenda automatically from open violations, pending requests, budget overruns, and unresolved action items. After the meeting, upload a recording or paste notes — AI generates structured minutes with motions, votes, and action items. Every meeting is checked against your governing documents for compliance.
AI Violation Autopilot
Photo Detection, Cure Verify & Escalation
Snap a photo of a violation and AI pre-fills the entire notice with the correct CC&R section and cure period. Homeowners submit cure photos and AI verifies them automatically. When a violation reaches a decision point, AI recommends the precise next action based on history, fine schedules, and state law.
AI Communications Suite
Composer, Personalization & Emergency Alerts
Describe what you need to communicate in plain text — AI writes the full message in the right tone. Payment reminders are personalized to each homeowner's history. New owners receive a 14-day welcome sequence. Emergencies are expanded into complete, action-oriented alerts in seconds.
Most HOA software tools automate paperwork. LotWize automates judgment — reading documents, drafting notices, answering questions, and running governance workflows with AI.
| Task | Manual / Legacy Software | LotWize AI |
|---|---|---|
| Violation notices | Board member drafts from scratch, looks up CC&R manually, sends by email | AI drafts with CC&R citation in seconds, board approves, sends automatically |
| Resident questions | Board member fields every email, often on weekends | AI chatbot answers 24/7 with CC&R citations — zero board time |
| Architectural review | Homeowner submits paper form, board reviews at next meeting (weeks later) | Homeowner submits online, AI screens for CC&R compliance within minutes |
| Dues collection | Spreadsheet tracking, manual late-fee calculation, one-off reminder emails | Automated payment reminders, late fees applied by schedule, online payment portal |
| Board governance | Meetings unscheduled, minutes drafted manually, votes by email reply-all | AI schedules, runs e-ballots, auto-generates minutes, records to audit trail |
| Meeting prep & minutes | 3 hours pulling agendas together + 2 hours writing minutes by hand | AI builds agenda from open items in 5 min; generates minutes from notes or audio in 10 min |
| Violation enforcement | Walk the neighborhood with a notepad, draft notices manually, guess on escalations | Snap a photo — AI drafts the notice. Cure photos verified automatically. Escalation recommended by AI. |
| Community communications | Mass email blasts that feel impersonal; stare at blank drafts for an hour | AI writes every message in the right tone; payment reminders personalized per homeowner; emergencies expanded instantly |
| Time per month | 10–20 hours per board president | 2–4 hours — approving AI-drafted actions |
Built for self-managed communities
Enterprise HOA software (AppFolio, Vantaca) serves large property management companies at enterprise pricing. Legacy self-managed tools (PayHOA, HOA Start) have zero AI. LotWize is built from the ground up for volunteer boards that want AI to do the work, not just store it.
Your CC&Rs, not generic templates
Every violation notice, chatbot answer, and architectural review decision is based on your actual governing documents — not industry-standard templates. LotWize learns your community's specific rules and applies them consistently, eliminating selective enforcement claims.
Saves 8–16 hours per board member per month
Boards that use LotWize report spending 2–4 hours per month on HOA tasks instead of 10–20. The AI handles the drafting, answering, scheduling, and tracking. Board members review and approve. The role shifts from operator to approver.
Fraction of the cost of a property management company
A 100-unit community with a PMC pays $5,000–$10,000 per month in management fees. LotWize Pro for 100 units costs $99/month. That's a 98% cost reduction for most of the same automated workflows the PMC was billing for.
No lock-in, full data portability
Your data is always yours. Export everything at any time — violation records, audit trail, financial data, uploaded documents, homeowner roster — in standard CSV format. No export fees. No contracts. Cancel anytime.
What does AI HOA management software actually do for my board?
It automates the administrative work that consumes your board's evenings and weekends. The AI drafts violation notices from your CC&Rs, answers resident questions 24/7 with exact citations, processes architectural review requests, automates dues reminders, and supports board governance — all grounded in your community's specific rules. Your board approves. The AI executes.
Can LotWize really replace our property management company?
For most self-managed communities, yes. LotWize automates the core functions of a PMC — violations, resident communication, dues collection, meeting management, and compliance — at a fraction of the cost. A typical PMC charges $50–$100 per unit per month. LotWize starts at $59/month for up to 50 units. Many boards find they get the same results while keeping full control.
Our rules are unique. Will the AI give generic answers?
No. You upload your CC&Rs, bylaws, and rules once. The AI indexes every clause and becomes an expert on your community's specific rules — not generic templates. Every violation notice, chatbot answer, and architectural review cites the exact section from your actual documents. This eliminates selective enforcement claims too.
Is LotWize right for a smaller self-managed HOA?
LotWize is built for self-managed HOAs with 50–300 units. The Starter plan at $59/month covers up to 50 units with the full AI suite. There are no per-unit fees or setup costs. The 7-step onboarding wizard gets most communities running in under 30 minutes. Even smaller communities on the Free plan (up to 10 units) get the core platform.
What will the AI actually handle day-to-day?
The AI handles: answering resident questions with CC&R citations (24/7), drafting violation notices with exact section references, managing the violation escalation lifecycle, processing architectural review requests, automating payment reminders and late fees, generating board meeting packets, tracking quorum for votes, and creating community announcements. Your board reviews and approves everything before it goes out.
How is LotWize different from PayHOA or Buildium?
PayHOA and Buildium help you organize HOA work. LotWize does the work for you. The difference is AI: LotWize reads your governing documents, drafts notices with citations, answers questions autonomously, and runs governance workflows. Your board shifts from performing tasks to reviewing and approving AI-drafted actions. It is the difference between a filing cabinet and an assistant.
Can the AI really write our meeting minutes?
Yes. Upload an audio recording or paste rough notes from your meeting. AI transcribes and structures everything into formal minutes — attendance, motions, votes, action items, and adjournment. You review and edit in a side-by-side interface before approving. What used to take 2 hours now takes 10 minutes.
How does the violation photo detection work?
When you spot a violation during a neighborhood walk, snap a photo and upload it. AI identifies the violation type, finds the relevant CC&R section, suggests a description, and pre-fills the cure period and notice level. You review and approve in one tap. When homeowners submit cure photos, AI evaluates whether the issue is resolved and auto-advances the status.
Will AI communications sound robotic to our homeowners?
No. The AI adapts to the tone you choose — formal, friendly, neighborly, or urgent. Payment reminders are personalized based on each homeowner's history: appreciative for on-time payers, firmer for chronic late payers. New owners get a warm 14-day welcome sequence. Every message sounds like it came from a thoughtful board member, not a machine.
Communities getting their evenings back
“We went from 15 hours of board work to under 2. Our board finally stopped burning out.”
— Sarah L., Board President, Austin TX
“The AI answered 80% of resident questions before they ever reached us. Game changer.”
— Mike R., Treasurer, Orlando FL
“We saved $14,000 per year compared to our old management company. The board is thrilled.”
— David K., Board Secretary, Denver CO
Join communities across the US that have replaced spreadsheets, email chains, and weekend board work with AI. Plans start at $59/month for up to 50 units.
Free forever for up to 10 units · 14-day trial on paid plans · No credit card required