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Article Courtesy of WPTV
Channel 5
By
Jon Shainman
Published August 24, 2025
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JUPITER — At WPTV's Let's Hear It community events, we've heard from a lot of
you about issues you're having with your homeowner associations.
On Wednesday, we spoke with a former HOA president who wonders about their
effectiveness over time.
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Ed Clark moved to the community of
Jupiter Village in 1980 and has spent decades on the board
of his homeowners association, including as president.
"We've got a lot of good neighbors," Clark said.
When he came to our Let's Hear it meet-up in Juno Beach this
summer, the interaction we had with him stood out.
"So would you like to see the HOA dissolve?" WPTV reporter
Jon Shainman asked.
"Sure. Is that feasible? I don't think so," replied Clark.
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"There's an application there for an HOA because you have units connected
together, you have common roofs," Clark said while pointing at the multi-family
units.
He
said his fees aren't exorbitant, but he gets no lawn or home maintenance in his
neighborhood.
"If it needs painting, if it needs a new roof, a new door ... it's all on me,"
Clark said.
"There's an application there for an HOA because you have units connected
together, you have common roofs," Clark said while pointing at the multi-family
units.
He said his fees aren't exorbitant, but he gets no lawn or home maintenance in
his neighborhood.
"If it needs painting, if it needs a new roof, a new door ... it's all on me,"
Clark said.
We asked Grogan about Clark's thoughts on dissolving an HOA.
He said HOAs can expire after 30 years if they don't renew their paperwork, but
dissolving an HOA is easier said than done.
"The law is very difficult. It's almost impossible to terminate your community.
It's generally a significant amount, if not 100% of the community would have to
vote to terminate and then have a plan as to how are we going to resolve the
common property," Grogan said.
Clark said he may move to Central Florida at some point to be closer to his
kids.
He said the one requirement of his new home would be that there's no HOA.
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