Under the Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS), HOA boards in Oregon are responsible for maintaining and repairing the community’s common property. What qualifies as common property is defined in each community’s declaration, the governing document recorded when the HOA was created. If your declaration lists gutters, downspouts, and exterior drainage systems as common property, that maintenance obligation falls on the board, not individual homeowners. Before scheduling any service, the first step for any Salem HOA board is confirming what your declaration designates as common property and who is responsible for maintaining it.






