Topics
Each topic hub explains which authority usually controls the question, then routes you to the most specific reviewed guide for your state and property type.
HOA restrictions, condominium and shared roofs, solar access laws, solar easements, neighboring shade, ground-mounted systems, historic districts, permits, interconnection, contracts, sale and transfer, and property tax and insurance questions.
HOA and condominium restrictions, fire and electrical rules, indoor and outdoor placement, garage installation, shared buildings, utility programs, solar-plus-storage, backup use, insurance, and permits.
Right-to-charge laws, assigned and shared parking, condominiums, HOAs, rentals, cost allocation, metering, electrical capacity, permits, insurance, utility rates, and incentive expiration dates.
HOA appearance and placement rules, mini-split outdoor units, noise, setbacks, electrical-service upgrades, permits, condominiums, rentals, historic properties, and state and utility programs.
Governing-document hierarchy, architectural review, written decisions, common elements, exclusive-use areas, reasonable restrictions, deadlines, cost allocation, insurance, maintenance, enforcement, document requests, and disputes.
Building, electrical, and mechanical permits, fire and structural review, historic review, utility approval, inspections, contractor licensing, unpermitted work, and local variability.
Interconnection applications, permission to operate, net metering and successor programs, meter changes, service upgrades, tariffs, time-of-use rates, shared meters, export limits, and utility complaints.
Current federal status, state rebates, utility incentives, effective and expiration dates, tax credit versus rebate, eligible residence and equipment, installation timing, PACE, solar loans, leases and PPAs, and consumer disclosures.
Approval authority, electrical routes, common areas, parking, cost allocation, metering, lease changes, incentives, reasonable modification concepts, building-owner projects, tenant notice, and sale and transfer.
Rain barrels, rainwater harvesting, graywater, xeriscaping, native landscaping, turf restrictions, irrigation, clotheslines, composting, municipal rules, HOA aesthetic restrictions, and drainage, mosquito, and safety concerns.
Solar loans and leases, UCC filings, permit records, equipment ownership, warranties, disclosures, appraisal, property-tax exemptions, insurance underwriting, roof replacement, transfer obligations, and buyer due diligence.
Contractor licensing, written estimates, contract cancellation, financing disclosures, misrepresentation, records retention, HOA denial records, agency complaints, utility complaints, attorney general complaints, mediation, and when professional advice may be warranted.