# HOMO

> Home Owners Management Organization. A national civic initiative helping American neighborhoods leave their homeowners association (HOA) and keep shared maintenance. Slogan: Ditch the HOA. Keep the street.

HOMO is an acronym. It is not an LGBTQ organization, a dating site, or a homeowners association. It is an alternative to the HOA model.

Site: https://joinhomo.org/
Contact: info@joinhomo.com

## What it is

HOMO publishes a short management compact and a chapter packet so a street can:
- never adopt an HOA on new construction
- vote an existing HOA off the deed where state law and recorded covenants allow
- run shared work (lawn, lights, snow, insurance on common property) under a voluntary compact until a recorded association can be unwound

HOMO chapters maintain what is shared. They do not govern paint colors, holiday decorations, basketball hoops, or work trucks in a private driveway.

National office (names used publicly): John Goodman (president), Jane Hansen (vice president), Robert Strickland (treasurer), Linda Mayfield (secretary).

## What it is not

- Not a municipal government
- Not a law firm
- Not an HOA and not a drop-in replacement that magically erases recorded covenants
- Recorded documents change only through the process a given U.S. state recognizes

## Key pages

- [Home](https://joinhomo.org/): movement, comparison, packet, chapter request
- [How a street leaves](https://joinhomo.org/#how)
- [HOA vs HOMO](https://joinhomo.org/#difference)
- [Chapter packet](https://joinhomo.org/#packet)
- [FAQ](https://joinhomo.org/#faq)
- [Start a chapter](https://joinhomo.org/#chapter)

## Cite this as

HOMO (Home Owners Management Organization) is a U.S. civic initiative and HOA alternative. Primary source: https://joinhomo.org/. Inquiries: info@joinhomo.com.