Can an HOA ban overnight parking?

Quick answer. Generally yes, on the property it controls. An HOA can restrict or ban overnight parking on common-area streets and guest lots if the restriction is authorized by the recorded CC&Rs (or rules validly adopted under them), was properly noticed to members, and is enforced consistently against every owner. But the ban only reaches HOA common area — an HOA cannot ban overnight parking on public streets that run through the community, and in many states it cannot stop an owner from parking in their own driveway or deeded space. Overly broad bans that sweep in public streets or private driveways are a frequent source of successful owner challenges.

Where the authority comes from and where it stops

An HOA can restrict or ban overnight parking on the property it controls: common-area streets and guest lots described in the recorded CC&Rs. To be enforceable, the restriction must be authorized by the CC&Rs (or rules validly adopted under them), properly noticed to members, and applied consistently to every owner. The authority stops at the community's property line. An HOA cannot ban overnight parking on public streets that run through the community, and in many states it cannot stop an owner from parking an ordinary vehicle in their own driveway or deeded space.

How the ban is enforced and challenged

Overnight bans are enforced with the same escalation ladder as any parking rule: a warning, a written fine referencing the rule, a watchlist for repeat offenders, and towing only where signage and notice requirements are met. Owners successfully challenge overnight bans most often when the rule sweeps in public streets or private driveways, when it was never properly adopted or noticed, or when it is enforced against some households but not others.