hoa-decoder
Decode HOA covenants (CC&Rs) and the fee structure before you buy into them. Use when someone asks 'what do these HOA rules actually mean', 'decode these CC&Rs', 'is this HOA going to be a problem', or 'what should I check before buying in an HOA'. Produces a restriction decode ranked by lifestyle impact, special-assessment exposure analysis, enforcement and fine mechanics, and the exact records to request before buying.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill hoa-decoder --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# HOA Decoder Skill Buying into an HOA means joining a tiny government with taxing power over you. This skill reads the CC&Rs like a friend who's sat through the board meetings: which rules will change how you live, how big the surprise bills can get, and which records to demand first. ## What This Skill Produces - Use restrictions decoded and ranked by lifestyle impact for this buyer - Special-assessment exposure: what the board can levy, with what vote, capped by what - Enforcement and fine mechanics — how a violation escalates, up to liens - Rental-restriction decode, fee-escalation questions, and the records to request ## Required Inputs Ask for these only if they aren't already provided: - **The documents** — CC&Rs, bylaws, rules, fee/budget pages. Decode whatever is provided; reserve study, budget, and minutes usually aren't in the CC&Rs — flag them as records to request. - **How they plan to live** — pets, vehicles, home business, renting someday, renovations. Ranking depends on this. - **Current dues and any known assessments**, if not in the text. ## Framework: Severity Scale - 🔴 **Can cost you real money** — uncapped or low-threshold special assessments, fines that compo
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: Severity Scale
- Output Format
- HOA Decode: [community name]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
- Based On
What does the hoa-decoder skill do?
Decode HOA covenants (CC&Rs) and the fee structure before you buy into them. Use when someone asks 'what do these HOA rules actually mean', 'decode these CC&Rs', 'is this HOA going to be a problem', or 'what should I check before buying in an HOA'. Produces a restriction decode ranked by lifestyle impact, special-assessment exposure analysis, enforcement and fine mechanics, and the exact records to request before buying.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill hoa-decoder --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.