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Police want to look for someone on association property – let them in?

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During a recent livestream I asked the panel:  If the police want to look for someone on association property, should management let them in? Important: I’m summarizing from my perspective and not offering any form of professional advice. Always seek your own professional advice from licensed professionals. The police show up at the front desk …

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Whales and Gnomes

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NY • SC:  Last week we ran two “Real HOA News Stories”livestreams.  We quickly added an unlikely, but interesting scenario: Would your homeowner or condominiun association be covered if a Chinese spy balloon damaged association common property? As always, our insurance professionals gave their typical response — “It depends.”  The “It depends” was varied (I’m summarizing …

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If a spy balloon fell on your hoa

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NATIONAL:  We asked insurance professional Dawn Becker-Durnin: If a spy balloon fell and damaged association common property, would it be covered by insurance? Dawn responded, “It depends! For Property coverage, falling objects are covered under specified causes of loss (special form or all risk property policies); however damage to the interior will be excluded unless …

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Fostering Productivity

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NATIONAL:  “It’s not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.”- Nathan W. Morris.  Fostering productivity is comparable to a need and want in conjunction with your goals.  Your professional need to be successful What is your professional need to be successful i.e., laptop, working environment, and …

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9 Party Pitfalls – Before Your Next Condo / HOA Event

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NATIONAL:  According to a recent AssociationHelpNow® livestream audience poll, 60% of participants said they get more compliments than complaints regarding social events they’ve held. However, managers, boards and committee members should be aware of some pitfalls these events present.We asked a panel of professionals who work with community associations about some of the more common …

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Your Pool Rules May Violate the Fair Housing Act

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NJ • NY • PA:  Associations must be careful when adopting any age or gender-specific hours or considerations In a perfect world, associations want to make all of their residents comfortable. To that end, it can be tempting when establishing a pool schedule to consider age- or gender-specific hours and/or considerations to reflect the demographics …

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