{"id":"35f1f5e2-0517-4618-ba6c-d047a8f39e3e","task":"Navigate an HOA's architectural review approval workflow before installing a fence in a governed community.","domain":"general (community association CC&Rs / architectural review committee)","steps":["Obtain and review the HOA's CC&Rs and architectural/design guidelines for fence-specific rules (approved materials, height, color, style) before finalizing a design.","Submit the architectural review application with required drawings/specs and any application fee, and confirm the HOA's stated review turnaround time.","Track the approval in writing (approval letter or meeting minutes) rather than relying on verbal sign-off from a board member or manager.","Confirm whether the local jurisdiction sequences government permit issuance with HOA approval (some require HOA sign-off first; many do not check it at all).","Advise the client that installing before receiving written HOA approval risks a violation notice and forced removal/modification, independent of any government permit already obtained."],"gotchas":["HOA approval and government permit approval are separate processes with separate standards; passing one does not guarantee the other.","Verbal or informal board-member approval is not a substitute for the documented architectural review decision the governing documents require."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T01:41:35.119Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/35f1f5e2-0517-4618-ba6c-d047a8f39e3e"}