The word “community,” like many words in the English language, has more than one interpretation. A community may be identified as a geographical location—a physical infrastructure of streets, parks and buildings, defined by tangible brick a…
As the condo and HOA market continues to heal after the setback it experienced during the most recent financial crisis, many management firms and independent association managers are looking for ways to distinguish themselves from their co…
Individual commitment to a group effort; that's what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. Legendary Green Bay Packers football coach Vince Lombardi left community association boards and managers off …
From time immemorial, the home has been synonymous with warmth, comfort and, most importantly, safety. The boards and managers who oversee community associations are aiming to preserve this image by ensuring that safety is their top priori…
One only needs to watch the news regularly to understand the devastation that a fire can have on a home or community whatever the time of year. For instance, a condo association fire in October in Dunellen, New Jersey injured a firefighter…
All homeowners worry about adequate security, but many HOAs and condo associations overspend on guards, surveillance cameras, and electronic security systems. There are low-tech, more cost-effective solutions for suburban associations, tho…
Association managers know that whether they're running a small, contained walk-up building, a multi-unit high rise, or a sprawling condo development in the suburbs, materials, capital and personnel all fall under their administrative juris…
It only makes good business sense that if something goes wrong and needs fixing at a condo association or association, the board or manager is going to do some due diligence to choose the correct contractor, and this is normally done by ga…
Many if not most boards get along famously. There are boards that have had the same members for decades and run their communities without a hitch. We frequently get calls from readers who are troubled when they find that their board …