June 2009

  • Installing Satellite Dishes
  • When Absolute Is Not: Does a director have an absolute right to inspect records?
  • Financial Reports: The Need, the Problem and the Solution
  • Self Help
  • CMs Working With CMs
  • The Disappearing Developer

July 2009

  • Roofing Technologies for the Green Era
  • Understanding Board Decisions and Judicial Deference
  • A Difficult Cult
  • Raise My Maintenance Fees, Please!
  • Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones But Words Can Spark a Lawsuit

August 2009

  • To Foreclose or Not to Foreclose
  • My Small Claims Court Experience
  • Statutes of Limitations on Claims
  • What’s Important in Painting?

September 2009

  • Legal Obligations and Potential Liabilities of Association Directors – Part 1
  • How to Read Your Reserve Study
  • Upgrading to Energy Efficient Windows
  • Mandatory or Voluntary Reserve Funding?

October 2009

  • Why Won’t They Serve?
  • Reserve Projects – Now or Later?
  • Obligations and Liabilities of Directors: Part II
  • Yes, Association Banks Are Lending!

November 2009

  • When Your CC&Rs Hate You
  • Fraud Warnings for California Homeowners
  • Effective Board Meetings
  • Who Is a Member in “Good Standing?”

December 2009

  • E-Delivery of Budget Packages
  • A Check on Board Power
  • Solar and Other Energy Efficiency Tax Credits
  • El Nino Is On Its Way

January 2010

  • Thank You For Not Smoking
  • Who Fixes What? – Part 1
  • Whom Do You Trust? – The Essential Ingredient in Effective Management of Community Associations
  • 10 Biggest Mistakes With Roofing and Waterproofing Projects
  • How To Get One More Year From Your Roof