- Homeowner Association: a member-based NGO, usually comprising the individual members that inhabit the apartment units of a certain block-building, which offers legal, technical and administrative services to its members and represents their interests in relation to the authorities
In many new communities, an association of all the homeowners is formed This Homeowners Association is responsible for enforcing the rules and regulations of the community, and also for the maintenance and upkeep of any common areas, including community centers, swimming pools, health club facilities, and landscaping A monthly fee is paid by all homeowners in the community to pay for the activities of the HOA This fee varies from community to community, and can be from $30 to over $200 per month, depending on the extent of the community's common areas
or homeowners association - is a nonprofit association, whose directors and officers are elected by the unit owners of a condominium or PUD project; primary responsibilities are to manage the common areas, expenses and services of the project
prisoner-of-war camp where the North Vietnamese army held many American soldiers during the Vietnam War (known by American soldiers as the "Hanoi Hilton")