Controversial law driving up cost of your HOA fee — and it may be heading to the Supreme Court

Nypost · Jun 02, 2026 · 970 words · By Realtor com

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Controversial law driving up cost of your HOA fee — and it may be heading to the Supreme Court See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA bubbling legal battle over a federal anti-fraud law has sparked worries from homeowners association advocates that they could be newly buried in bureaucratic red tape — and face increased costs.

Common ground

Originally designed to deter fraud and abuse in businesses entities, the Corporate Transparency Act imposes new reporting requirements on many business entities, including condo associations and HOAs.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Most HOAs are under 528 tax-exempt status?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Most HOAs are under 528 tax-exempt status”

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The US Code (26 U.S. Code § 528) and IRS documentation explicitly define the tax-exempt status for homeowners associations under Section 528.

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web search NEUTRAL — A homeowners association shall be considered an organization exempt from income taxes for the purpose of any law which refers to organizations exempt from ...
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/528

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web search NEUTRAL — ... for a 30 percent tax on homeowners' associations exempt under IRC 528, thus lowering the tax rate. This makes exemption under this section more attractive.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicr82.pdf

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web search NEUTRAL — A tax is hereby imposed for each taxable year on the homeowners association taxable income of every homeowners association. Such tax shall be equal to 30 ...
https://www.taxnotes.com/research/federal/usc26/528

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Claim 2: “Community Associations Institute, which represents about 373,000 condo associations and HOAs”

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Multiple web search results confirm that there are approximately 373,000 community associations (including HOAs and condos) in the U.S.

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web search NEUTRAL — Data estimates the national total will grow from approximately 373,000 associations at the end of 2025 to as many as 377,000 in 2026.
https://foundation.caionline.org/research/industry-data/

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 1, 2026 · In 2025, 373,000 community associations operate across the U.S. Associations include homeowners associations, condominium communities, and ...
https://www.providencejournal.com/press-release/story/50108/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 15, 2026 · There are now approximately 377,000 community associations in the United States, housing nearly 80 million Americans. Insurance premiums are up ...
https://managecasa.com/articles/state-of-hoa-community-assoc…

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Claim 3: “the Corporate Transparency Act imposes new reporting requirements on many business entities, including condo associations and HOAs.”

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Multiple web sources and Wikipedia confirm the CTA imposes reporting requirements on business entities, specifically mentioning that homeowner associations (HOAs) were required to file.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements are U.S. federal rules requiring certain companies formed or registered to do business in the United States to disclose information about their benefi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Transparency_Act_rep…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Corporate transparency describes the extent to which a corporation's actions are observable by outsiders. This is a consequence of regulation, local norms, and the set of information, privacy, and bus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_transparency

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA 2021) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Dep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization…

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Claim 4: “the Trump administration relented and announced last year it would aim enforcement efforts at curtailing international fraud.”

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The provided evidence contains general biographical information about Donald Trump and irrelevant Wikipedia entries for the Chicago Transit Authority, but nothing regarding a policy shift on CTA enforcement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is a public transit agency in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It operates the Chicago "L" rail system and CTA bus services. The CTA was established as an independ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Transit_Authority

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 70th treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1981 until his suicide in 1987. He had previously served from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Line Extension (RLE) Project is an under-construction rapid transit project that is extending the Red Line, the most heavily-used Chicago "L" line, south from its current 95th/Dan Ryan termin…
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Claim 5: “Developed in 2017 and enacted in 2021, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is intended to cut down on financial fraud.”

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Evidence confirms the CTA was enacted in 2021 and aims to prevent money laundering and financial fraud. While one source mentions a 2017 date in a different context, the 2021 enactment and purpose are well-supported.

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Claim 6: “The CTA has exceptions for 20 different kinds of groups, including several kinds of nonprofits with 501(c) designations.”

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Web results confirm the existence of exemptions for various entities, specifically mentioning 501(c) nonprofits and citing a list of around 23 exempt types.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 29, 2024 ... ... 501(c) exemption from the CTA reporting requirements. The term ... Some non-profit organizations are also described in Code Section 501(c) ...
https://www.bakerdonelson.com/corporate-transparency-act-and…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 18, 2023 ... The CTA mandates that organizations report individuals with ownership and controlling stakes to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) ...
https://labyrinthinc.com/corporate-transparency-act-what-doe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 14, 2024 ... Twenty-three types of entities are exempt from reporting their ... An entity organized under IRS Code 501(c) as a nonprofit, under ...
https://www.ohiobar.org/member-tools-benefits/practice-resou…

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Claim 7: “A CAI survey of board members conducted before the government clarified the CTA found 58% were uncomfortable sharing information with the government.”

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No evidence was provided or found for this specific survey result.

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Claim 8: “The law required 32 million American business and financial entities to file information about their beneficial owners and officers, including names and addresses, under threat of punishment from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that approximately 32 million business entities are required to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Money laundering is the process of illegally concealing the origin of money obtained from illicit activities (often known as dirty money) such as drug trafficking, sex work (in some jurisdictions), te…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 30, 2022 ... While the 2016 CDD Rule increased transparency by requiring covered financial institutions to collect a legal entity customer's BOI at the time ...
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/30/2022-21…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beginning January 1, 2024, approximately 32 million business entities in the United States ... CTA apply to company applicants, beneficial owners, and reporting ...
https://www.koleyjessen.com/insights/publications/new-corpor…

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Claim 9: “a group of business entities led by the National Small Business Association are asking the US Supreme Court to weigh in to overturn the law.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (National Car Rental, National Geographic) and does not mention the National Small Business Association or a Supreme Court petition.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Small Business Innovation Research (or SBIR) program is a U.S. government funding program, coordinated by the Small Business Administration, intended to help certain small businesses conduct resea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Small Business Saturday is a UK campaign to support small business, taking place on the first Saturday in December each year. The campaign encourages businesses to promote themselves and work with oth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Business_Saturday_(UK)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Small businesses are types of corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships which have a small number of employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation. Busine…
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Claim 10: “About half also said they’d step back from volunteering with their local HOA, or step down entirely if the law was enacted.”

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No evidence was provided or found for this specific survey result.

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