These HOAs in the Myrtle Beach area have the most complaints, SC records show

Horry County once again led South Carolina in complaints against homeowners associations, or HOAs, in 2024.

With 117 complaints, Horry County made up 27% of the complaints submitted to the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs last year.

HOAs are a controversial topic among property owners and renters alike. Although they increase property values and sometimes include neighborhood amenities, HOAs also require fees and impose limitations on how residents present their homes.

Myrtle Beach residents filed 59 complaints last year, more than half the Horry County total. Conway followed with 16 complaints, then 13 for Little River, eight in Longs, eight in Surfside Beach, seven in North Myrtle Beach, five in Murrells Inlet and one in Galivants Ferry.

HOAs with the most complaints

Myrtle Beach Resort HOA had the most complaints in Horry County, with four filed last year. Residents submitted three complaints for both Forestbrook Condo Owners Association Inc. and Jessica Lakes East HOA.

Nine HOAs in Horry County received two complaints last year:

• Barefoot Resort HOA

• Beach Walk Place HOA

• Broadway Station HOA

• Myrtle Beach Golf & Yacht Club HOA

• North Myrtle Beach Golf and Tennis HOA

• Palm Cove HOA

• Parkview - MB HOA Inc.

• Riverwalk Townhomes HOA

• Wave Rider Resort HOA.

Each of the other 89 HOAs in the county reported to the Department of Consumer Affairs in 2024 only received one complaint.

HOA management companies with the most complaints

In Horry county, the overwhelming majority of complaints — 102 of the 117 total — were filed against HOAs with management companies. That leaves less than 13% of complaints against HOAs not managed by companies.

Most of the property management companies on the Department of Consumer Affairs 2024 list had multiple complaints.

As in 2023, Waccamaw Management was the property management company with the most complaints last year.

In addition to the most-complained-about property management companies, two received three complaints, nine of the companies had two complaints and four of the property management companies had a single complaint.

Here are the property management companies with the most complaints in 2024, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs.

18 complaints: Waccamaw Management

• North Myrtle Beach Golf and Tennis HOA (two complaints)

• Wave Rider Resort HOA (two complaints)

• Glenmoor Community Association

• Isles at Bella Vita HOA

• Magnolia Place East HOA

• Magnolia Pointe HOA - Myrtle Beach

• North Village POA

• Park at Long Bay

• RidgePoint HOA

• Rivers Edge Plantation HOA

• South Wood HOA Inc.

• Surfside Beach Club HOA

• Walkers Woods POA

• Waterfall Village POA

• Wild Wing Plantation POA Inc.

• Woodland Lakes POA

12 complaints: CAMS-Community Association Management Services

• Forestbrook Condo Owners Association Inc. (three complaints)

• Jessica Lakes East HOA (three complaints)

• Cypress Bay at the Lakes

• Long Bay POA II

• Fairwoods Lakes HOA

• Farm at Timberlake HOA Inc.

• Hidden Oaks Townhomes HOA

• Windsor Gate HOA

Eight complaints: FirstService Residential

• Broadway Station HOA (two complaints)

• Bay Meadows HOA

• Bella Vita HOA

• Garden Creek HPR

• Mallard Landing Village HOA

• Marcliff West HOA

• Wellington At Palmetto Pointe

Seven complaints: Empress Management

• Myrtle Beach Resort HOA (four complaints)

• Bluewater Resort HOA

• Lyons Cove

• Renaissance Tower HOA

Five complaints: Atalaya Property Management

• Briarcliffe Waterfront Villas HOA Inc.

• Eastport Community Association

• Garden Homes At Eastport

• A Place at The Beach IV Myrtle Beach

• Seaside Village POA

Four complaints: LITUS* To Let

• Parkview - MB HOA Inc. (two complaints)

• Cumberland Terrace POA

• The Lakes POA

Four complaints: Associated Asset Management (AAM)

• Bells Lake Association

• Heather Glen Community Association

• Hidden Brooke HOA

• Kiskadee Parke HOA

Four complaints: Ponderosa Management

• Barefoot Resort HOA (two complaints)

• Bridgewater Villages HOA

• Heritage Park at Longs POA

Four complaints: Semper Fi Property Management

• Riverwalk Townhomes HOA (two complaints)

• Bellegrove Preserve POA

• Cascades at Azalea Lakes

Four complaints: The Noble Company

• Midtown Village HOA

• A Place at the Beach V HOA Inc.

• Shadow Moss HOA

• Tilghman Shores Ocean & Resort HOA

Four complaints: Tradd Management

• RiverHaven POA

• Silver Creek Master Association

• Sugar Mill Plantation HOA Inc.

• Waterway Village HOA

The complete data from the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is available to download online here.

This story was originally published May 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM.