Free for any HOA, condo, or co-op in the US
A free site for the association.
Publish a simple public website and a members-only owner portal in minutes. Host documents, post a calendar and notices, and give owners their own logins. Free, with no card required.
Complements your management software. It does not replace it.
The public side
A presence owners can actually find.
A simple, professional website your association can share with owners, prospective buyers, and the public.
A public association website
A clean home page with your association name, location, and a short about section. The kind of simple, professional presence most associations never get around to building.
Notices and announcements
Post a notice once and it shows on the public site and in the owner portal. No mail merge, no separate website tool to learn.
Calendar and events
List board meetings and community events so owners always know what is coming up. The calendar appears on the public site and the portal.
The members-only side
An owner portal, included.
Behind an owner login: the documents the board shares, the calendar, and board notices. Owners get one place to look.
Owner logins
Give owners their own accounts to reach a members-only area. The board controls who gets in and what they can see.
Document hosting
Upload governing documents, meeting minutes, and forms. Choose what is public and what stays behind the owner login.
Board control
The board decides what is published, what owners see, and when the site goes live. Turn it on, turn it off, edit any time.
How it works
Three steps, all free.
Find your association
Search the national directory by name, city, or state. Almost every association already has a public profile.
Claim it
Confirm you serve on the board or manage the association. We verify before anything publishes.
Publish
Add a few details, choose what to share, and turn the site on. Invite owners whenever you are ready.
What this is not
Not management software. Not accounting software.
There is no assessment ledger, no payments, no violations, no architectural review, and no voting here. Keep your existing management and accounting stack exactly where it is. A free website and owner portal is what that stack is usually missing, and this fills the gap without trying to replace anything.
Common questions
What boards ask before they publish.
Is it really free?
Yes. Publishing a website and owner portal for your association costs nothing, and there is no card required to start. Common Elements monetizes on the vendor and management-company side, not on associations publishing a site.
What can owners do once they log in?
Owners get a members-only area with the association documents the board chooses to share, the community calendar, and board notices. That is the whole portal in this version: documents, calendar, and notices.
How does login work?
You sign in once with a Common Elements account. That same account works on the main Common Elements platform and on your association's website and owner portal. It does not give you access to any other association's private portal: you only ever see the associations you actually belong to. Owners get an invite tied to their unit, and board members and managers run the site from their Common Elements account.
Does this replace our management company or accounting software?
No. There is no assessment ledger, no payments, no violations, no architectural review, and no voting here. Your management and accounting stack stays exactly where it is. A free website and owner portal is what that stack is usually missing.
Do we need to be a Common Elements customer first?
No. Any community association in the US can claim a free website. Find your association in the directory, confirm you serve on the board or manage it, and publish.
Can owners reach the site from a phone?
Yes. The public site and the owner portal both work on a phone, tablet, or desktop browser. Nothing to install.