How Good Is Your Management Company?
12 tips for evaluating your current HOA management company or for finding a new one.
When Disaster Strikes: Emergency Planning for Community Associations
Start Planning for a Disaster Now Consider this scenario: You are a board member for an HOA that represents over 300 residents in a condominium complex of 20 buildings. In the […]
Who Should Make Decisions in HOAs: the Board or the Members?
Many people have observed that community associations are actually “mini-governments.” The “citizens” (owners) elect “officials” (directors) to make both small and large decisions affecting their lives and assets. These decisions […]
7 Common Mistakes in Approving HOA Contracts
Reviewing and accepting contracts is a regular and important requirement for homeowner associations boards. However I see many boards that make mistakes in awarding contracts for work on association complexes. […]
Beginner’s Guide to HOA Boards of Directors Duties and Responsibilities
Many new board members want an introductory guide that states in one place what are their duties and by what authority do they operate. This article discusses general concepts and […]
The Duty To Inspect
Published in the ECHO Journal, June 2008 You and the other board members have been nursing the roof along, hoping for maybe two or three more years use. This past […]
Self Help
Published in the ECHO Journal, June 2009 Your board wants to go on a property and correct a covenant violation themselves. Can you? Even if you have legal authorization, should […]
Strategic Planning for HOA Board Members
Most successful businesses embrace the concept of strategic planning to drive the direction, resources, and decisions made in the daily course of doing business. A strategy establishes common goals and […]
Ethics Code for HOA Board Members
Ethical issues occur in everyday administration, management and governance of any homeowners association. In order to navigate these complex ethical dilemmas, HOA board members first need to be able to identify problems of […]
Mental Illness and Aberrant Behavior in HOAs
When a resident in an homeowners association exhibits extreme behavior that is criminal or suggests mental illness, the HOA’s enforcement system of rules and fines is often completely inadequate. This […]
