Why RottenHOAs Exists
Millions of Americans buy homes inside HOA-governed communities every year with almost no real information about what they're signing up for. There are tools to inspect the roof, research the school district, and compare mortgage rates. But nothing to tell you whether the HOA is run fairly, by reasonable people, or like a petty fiefdom. That gap is what RottenHOAs was built to close.
What We Do
RottenHOAs is a consumer advocacy platform dedicated to HOA transparency and accountability. We give homeowners a safe, anonymous space to share their experiences, and we give prospective buyers the information they need before they sign on the dotted line. All reviews are searchable by community at HOAReviewer.com.
Our mission is to:
Expose HOA misconduct through real homeowner reviews Empower buyers with transparency the home-buying process has never offered Hold HOA boards and management companies accountable through community-driven data Support homeowners navigating disputes and unresponsive boards
Why It Matters
HOAs govern over 75 million Americans across more than 370,000 communities. Yet there has never been an independent consumer-driven platform holding them accountable. No Yelp. No Glassdoor. No watchdog with real data. Until now.
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RottenHOAs.com was founded by Zachary Wallman, a Scottsdale, AZ-based entrepreneur with a background in early-stage startups and a family history deeply rooted in real estate.
Zachary didn't build this platform from the outside looking in — he built it after his own firsthand experience with an unaccountable, opaque HOA. That experience, combined with years working across consumer-facing startups, made the problem impossible to ignore.
"I grew up around real estate. I understood early that the home-buying process had plenty of tools for evaluating a property — but nothing for evaluating the HOA that comes with it."
What started as a place to vent has grown into a platform reshaping how homeowners, buyers, realtors, and real estate attorneys think about HOA accountability.
“Because HOA experiences should not be a surprise after closing”
— Zachary Wallman, Founder

Founder at RottenHOAs.com & HOAReviewer.com