Q. Say an owner spoke to the president and vice president of the board and disclosed his or her health condition. And later on, the president and vice president lost re-election to the board and found out that the owner did not vote for t…
Whether you live in a suburb or in the heart of the city, life is expensive. Sometimes it can feel as though everybody from the barista at your favorite coffee shop to the kid who bags your groceries is trying to nickel-and-dime you half to…
Whether living in a crowded high-rise or a sprawling suburban community, when it comes to condo associations and homeowners’ associations, safety is paramount. From management to the board to fellow residents, it falls to everyone to show c…
Maybe it was a bad day at work, the dog had an accident on the carpet, or a disgruntled call was received from the school principal. Whatever the reason, there are times when the last thing a condo association board member or resident wants…
The days when an apartment building’s ‘security system’ consisted of a tricky front door lock and the landlord’s ill-tempered dog are long past. Today, security measures range from old-style deadbolts to high-tech biometric screening equipm…
Q. I live in a 96-unit community association building and have served on the board of our association for 16 years. There are nine of us on the board, seven of whom including myself are at the age where some owners younger than we are sho…
Q. I was recently made aware that a sex offender has moved into my building. He moved into his girlfriend’s apartment. I made the board aware of this, and even gave them a printout from criminal justice. We have a lot of children living i…
Handling the day-to-day business of a community association is no simple task, even for boards overseeing a relatively small property. There are books to balance, residents to placate, repairs to schedule, and a multitude of other boxes tha…
A community association or HOA is only as strong as its board. This is the elected body that will make all of the official decisions on behalf of residents – for a while, at least. Ideally, this term will fly by, as a benevolent and harmoni…
The beating heart of a community association or HOA is the board of directors. According to neighborhuddle.com, the role of that body is as follows: “The association has responsibility for its common elements as well as the management and…