July 2016

  • What’s My Line: Will the Real Community Association Risk Manager Please Stand Up?
  • Community Association Risk Management
  • The Short Term Rental
  • Clubhouse — Asset or Liability?
  • 15 Things to Watch Out For When Repairing Your Paving
  • E-mail and Communication Between Board Meetings

May 2016

  • Why Good Governance Requires Legal Protection for Directors and How is it Provided?
  • Overcoming Resistance to Funding Reserves
  • Speed Bumps
  • Major Reconstruction Projects
  • No Good Deed: Pros and Cons to Maintaining Defibrillators in Homeowner Associations

March 2016

  • The Three Pillars of Community Strength
  • New Beginnings for Community Association Board Members
  • What Homeowner Associations Can Teach Governments About Spending
  • That Roof Over Your Head!
  • The Two Biggest Mistakes Community Associations Make Involving…

January 2016

  • Trust Building and Keeping – Part II
  • Charging Ahead – The ABCs of EVCSs
  • Rediscovering Community in the CID Environment
  • Unleashing an Association’s Power to Influence Local Policies and Decisions
  • Construction Contract Remedies: Arbitration, Mediation and Litigation

November 2015

  • Trust-Building in an HOA. Do Boards Have the Advantage?
  • Bank Loans for HOA’s, Part 2
  • Does Your Association Need a CPA?
  • Running a Successful Monthly
  • Summary of California Statutes Relating to Alternative Dispute Resolution and of the Internal
  • Dispute Resolution

October 2015

  • Bank Loans for HOAs, Part 1
  • Working Successfully with Committees
  • What Should You Do to Prepare for a Disaster?
  • Barking Dogs
  • Effective Strategies for Handling Mold in Your Community

September 2015

  • El Nino is Coming
  • Board Members with Hidden Agendas
  • Self Help
  • Less is Best When Refining Your Rules and Regulations
  • What is a “Request for Proposal”?

August 2015

  • Berkeley Balcony Tragedy
  • Solving the Reconstruction Puzzle!
  • Lender Requirements Affect Everyone
  • Business v. Politics or Management v. Board
  • Level 3 Inspections: A Non-Invasive Approach to Tree Risk Management