One home for your HOA
and your rentals.
Dues, communication, maintenance, board governance, and rent collection — together in one warm, modern app. Built for self-managed boards, management companies, and landlords alike.
Running a community shouldn't feel
like a second job.
Dues chased over text. A dozen logins. Spreadsheets that don't reconcile. Owners who can't find a document, tenants emailing at midnight. PorchLight replaces the patchwork with one calm place.
One engine. Three ways to run it.
Any community. Any size.
Any way you run it.
HOAs, condos, townhomes, POAs, co-ops, and master-planned communities with sub-associations — self-managed by volunteers or professionally managed, from 20 doors to 2,000. Turn modules on or off so it fits the way your community actually works.
The whole community, handled.
Turn on what you need — every module has an on/off switch. No surprise add-ons.
AI Community Concierge
Residents ask anything — dues, rules, amenities — and get an instant answer grounded in your real documents. Staff get AI-drafted replies and request triage.
Payments & dues
Online dues, autopay, late fees, statements — card & ACH via Stripe.
Communication that lands
Announcements, events, surveys & voting, a neighbor directory, and a local feed — bell, push & email built in.
Board governance, handled
Meetings with agendas, minutes & roll-call motions, a compliance calendar, and legally-meaningful e-signature.
Architectural review (ARC), end to end
A complete ARC workflow on a custom form: a configurable pipeline (committee majority or board ratification), branded decision-letter PDFs, completion inspections, and city/county permit tracking — with reports.
Violations & compliance
Track CC&R violations end-to-end — courtesy notice to hearing to fine — with photo evidence and owner responses.
Financial intelligence
Reserves, budgets, payment plans, owner statements, and a cash-basis P&L with a customizable chart of accounts — accounting for non-accountants.
Maintenance & vendors
Photo work orders, vendor assignment, a vendor self-service portal, invoices, and 1099-ready payouts.
Documents & e-sign
Versioned library with full-text search and one-click signing.
Legal & counsel
Escalate matters to your attorney through a dedicated counsel portal, with legal holds and recoverable-cost tracking — attorney-client privilege protected.
Resale, transfers & estoppel
Handle home sales cleanly: one-click ownership transfer with no gaps in the ledger, plus estoppel / resale certificates as PDFs for title & escrow.
Front desk & gate
A guard-ready front desk: visitor passes with QR codes, gate access logs, package tracking, and amenity check-in — plus a dedicated security portal.
Engagement & delight
Good-neighbor rewards, pets, community groups, a neighborhood local feed, and an estimated home-value perk owners love.
The only one that does both.
Great rental tools ignore HOAs. Great HOA tools ignore rentals. PorchLight is built for communities that have both.
| Capability | PorchLightHOA + Rentals | DoorLoop | PayHOA | TownSq |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOA management (dues, violations, ARC) | ||||
| Rental & lease management | ||||
| HOA + rentals in one platform | ||||
| Online dues and rent collection | ||||
| AI assistant / concierge | ||||
| Maintenance & vendor payouts | ||||
| Public listings + tenant screening | ||||
| Board governance (meetings, e-sign) | ||||
| Legal matter management & counsel portal | ||||
| Resale / estoppel certificates | ||||
| Everything included (no per-feature add-ons) | ||||
| Transparent pricing, no long contract |
Full · Partial / paid add-on · Not offered · Based on competitors' public product & pricing info, 2026. Features vary by plan.
Rentals, built right in.
Owner-occupied and rented homes, side by side. Add the Rentals module and run leases, rent, and listings without bolting on another tool.
Automatic rent collection
Recurring rent on the 1st, auto-reminders, late-fee rules — stop chasing checks.
Accounting & owner statements
A real P&L and per-owner statements you can actually read.
Maintenance & payouts
Residents report it, the right vendor gets it, and rent flows to the owner.
Listings, applications & e-sign
A public listings site, applications, screening, and lease e-signature in one flow.
Live in an afternoon.
Set up your community
Import homes & residents from a spreadsheet and turn on the modules you want.
Invite everyone
Residents, board, tenants, and vendors join with a link — web or mobile.
Run it from one place
Collect dues & rent, answer questions, and stay compliant — one calm dashboard.
Safe with people's money and data.
Bank-grade payments
Dues and rent run on Stripe — PCI-compliant card & ACH.
Privacy-first directory
Neighbors see a first name & last initial — never full addresses.
Isolated by community
Every community's data is separated at the database level.
No surprises
Low, clearly-shown service fees. No long contracts.
Good to know.
Is PorchLight really for HOAs and rentals?
Yes — that's the whole point. Most tools do one or the other. PorchLight runs your association (dues, governance, communication) and your rentals (rent collection, leases, listings, owner statements) from the same platform, so owner-occupied and rented homes live side by side.
How is it priced?
Simple per-door pricing with three tiers, plus an optional Rentals add-on priced per rented unit. No setup fees, no long-term contracts, and payment & messaging fees are kept low and always shown upfront.
How long does setup take?
Most communities are live in an afternoon. Import homes and residents from a spreadsheet, turn on the modules you want, and invite everyone — every feature has an on/off switch.
Is my community's data secure?
Payments run on Stripe (bank-grade), and every community's data is isolated at the database level. The directory masks names and hides addresses by default — privacy and safety first.
Can residents use it on their phone?
Yes — PorchLight is a fast, installable web app with push notifications, so boards, managers, residents, and tenants all get a polished mobile experience.
The porch light's on for your community.
See how PorchLight runs your HOA and your rentals in one warm, modern place. A 20-minute demo — no pressure, no card.