Category: On The Board

Olivia Pope, the main character on ABC’s Scandal, is a professional fixer. If you have a problem—any problem—she can fix it. Over the past two seasons plus, she’s rigged elections, covered up murders, employed professional hit men, exposed…

As jugglers of multiple and oftentimes complex tasks, association managers must be adept at mediating between board members and unit owners, as well as resolving all manner of maintenance and legal issues. To this end, association managers…

Whether a building is a luxury high-rise with an in-house movie theater, rooftop pool, and climate-controlled wine cellar, or a much more modest low-rise or townhome community with a simple community room or gazebo, managing common ameniti…

Whether change is good or bad often depends on who you talk to; even a welcome change produces a certain level of stress and adjustment. Personal changes are challenging enough, but for community association residents, a board decision to …

Holiday decorations are an easy way for an association to spread some seasonal cheer and add a cozy, communal vibe to the neighborhood. But what was once a practice limited to a couple of lights, ornaments and a menorah or two has migrated…

This country was founded with a heavy dose of independence and a strong “Do-It-Yourself” attitude. The DIY mindset crossed the Atlantic Ocean with the earliest immigrants and became part of the American tradition of personal and community …

Many aspects of the American work landscape have changed radically in the last two decades. As the service and information economies have overtaken manufacturing and other more traditional forms of labor, the old 9-to-5, office-bound workd…

The vast majority of condo and HOA residents are regular folks who wouldn't dream of disrupting life in their community by harassing their neighbors, bombarding their board and manager with endless complaints and threats, or filing lawsuit…

You may love your building. You may even love your neighbors and the members of your board. But there are few people who can say that they love their monthly board meetings or annual owner or shareholder meetings. That’s because these meet…

Finding the right balance of involvement between HOAs and community association boards and residents can be like maintaining a healthy relationship with a significant other—you want to be compassionate, responsive and attentive, but not to…