Architectural governance

Architectural review, made clear.

From a homeowner's first request to the permanent property record, Boardmark keeps the work complete, the handoffs visible, and every decision tied to the exact record it judged.

Purpose-built for architectural governance—not a general HOA management suite.

Illustrative matter

BM-2026-0142

Oak Terrace Association

Rear porch enclosure

Under review

Next action

Review the exact submitted plans

The assigned review body is responsible. The applicant can follow progress without seeing private deliberation.

Exact record
Submission Version 2
Process owner
Community Manager
Responsible side
Review body

Matter progression

  1. Guided, complete
  2. Submitted, complete
  3. Complete, complete
  4. Review, current step
  5. Decision, upcoming
  6. Completion, upcoming
  7. Closed, upcoming

One continuous Matter

Exact submitted versions

Explicit responsibility

Permanent property history

A governed handoff, end to end

Each participant sees what they need—without losing the formal record.

01

Homeowner

Know what a complete request requires.

Plain-language guidance turns governing requirements into a clear path, with visible status and one next action at a time.

02

Manager

Keep ownership, deadlines, and exceptions visible.

Every active Matter carries a canonical state, a Process Owner, and the responsible next actor—without turning the work into a generic ticket.

03

Reviewer

Review the right evidence and the right version.

Assignments stay connected to the exact submission packet while private review work remains distinct from applicant-visible communication.

04

Decision authority

Make the formal record unmistakable.

Recommendations, votes, Formal Actions, Decisions, and Official Notices remain separate records with their authority and source version intact.

Built for the permanent record

What was reviewed never becomes a matter of memory.

Boardmark preserves the distinction between conversation, review, authority, action, notice, and outcome—then carries the Matter through the completion work the Association requires.

Exact submission versions

A submitted packet is preserved as an immutable version, so later changes never rewrite what was actually reviewed.

Explicit governance authority

Identity, access, review participation, and Decision Authority are modeled separately instead of being blurred into one permission.

A record through closure

Approval is not the finish line when completion is required. The Matter remains connected to the Property through verified closure.

Official record

MATTER BM-2026-0142

Decision delivered

Formal Action

Approved with conditions

The decision references the exact Submission Version, confirmed authority, and the record of the authorized action.

Source record
SUBMISSION VERSION 2
Matter remains open for
Completion verification

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