Abstract
This paper is to find the basic direction of establishing sustainable management system of living environment by residents. It aims at examining the roles of homeowners association (HOA) on management of living environment in USA and the direction of reorganization of urban planning, urban management, real estate system and housing policy in Japan from the viewpoint of living environment management done by homeowners association. It is necessary for current urban planning, urban management and real estate system in Japan to be reorganized from the viewpoint of the living management by HOA in order to make livable city with less financial burden. For this end, it is necessary to strengthen relationship among urban planning, urban management, real estate system and housing policy on development and management of public space, common space and private space under the concept of managing living environment system by community association.
