It is frustrating — your board consists of smart and common sense people. Yet, the board has made some mistakes that seemed obvious to everyone except them. Here are eight reasons why even smart boards make bad decisions along with some solutions: 1) It’s the same old line up The same board members consistently speak …
NY • SC: It may not as bad as that Star Wars movie, but as hobby drones become cheaper, more of them will hit the sky over your association. Industry professionals in our last two livestreams recommended creating a drone policy sooner than later. You can find links for both livestreams on this page. It’s …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
9 Party Pitfalls – Before Your Next Condo / HOA Event Read More »
NATIONAL: Boards and Managers — Learn How to Get Your Life Back! The job of community manager is very demanding, requiring the ability to handle many varied tasks and situations simultaneously — all while keeping their communities running smoothly on a daily basis. A manager never knows what can or will come up on any …
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 …
Your Pool Rules May Violate the Fair Housing Act Read More »
NJ • NY • PA: VIDEO: HOA and condominium board members are maligned, disparaged, defamed and attacked on social media on a regular basis. I interviewed condo and HOA attorney David J. Byrne to see if there are similarities that can be drawn between the $10,000,000 Johnny Depp victory and what goes on in our …
CT • NJ • NY: Poor drainage can be caused by several issues Proper drainage is an important part of every community. When drainage systems are not working properly, this can result in flooding which can lead to a number of other problems and can be very costly. According David Chesky, Executive Vice President of …