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Comment on How to Choose a Landscape Maintenance Contractor by contractor mortgages

contractor mortgages — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:45:17 +0000

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Comment on Being a Board Member by Heather

Heather — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:02:20 +0000

Congratulations to you for volunteering for your community! The first suggestion I would offer is that the Board consider adopting a “code of conduct” — this will set forth the “ground rules” as to how the board will interact with each other and then it will be important to communicate “ground rules” to the membership as to how the business of the Association will be conducted. Generally speaking, owners should not offer comments throughout the board meeting except during the open forum. But it is important to set this standard and be consistent otherwise the cycle will continue. Most important piece of advice I could offer would be to ask questions, be thoughtful and be consistent. From the manager’s perspective, the perceived lack of involvement could be as a result of the direction of the previous board of directors so it is always a good idea to give both the previous board and the manager the benefit of the doubt until you have enough information to determine otherwise. Good luck! Hope this information is helpful to you!

Comment on Being a Board Member by blau

blau — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:30:23 +0000

I was recently elected to the board of my condo. its a small condo, only 25 units, but i had no idea people at these meetings were so crazy. It makes me wonder what I signed up for. There’s yelling, name calling, and disagreements everywhere. I want to make our building better but I have no idea where to start. On top of that, our property manager is clueless and doesn’t do anything!

Comment on Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance by AssociationTimes

AssociationTimes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:57:55 +0000

Thank you!

Comment on Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance by Directors & Officers Liability Insurance

Directors & Officers Liability Insurance — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:34:55 +0000

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Comment on Being a Board Member by AssociationTimes

AssociationTimes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:58:40 +0000

Thank you for the comment.

Comment on Being a Board Member by Jane

Jane — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:44:35 +0000

Be openminded about homeowners opinions and wants. They are the ones who ultimately pay the bills. You need to have a backbone of cast iron because as long as you give a homeonwer what they want they are fine. When you do not, look out as they will get all up in your face.

Comment on Internal Audit and Controls… What & Why? by Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:58:50 +0000

Internal audit and controls is very important to communicate to your residents. A couple ways to circulate the information is either in your newsletter, if your association does newsletters; a quarterly letter sent from the Board to the residents updating them of the financials, important tasks that the Board has accomplished and upcoming events in the community; association website, which is a secured sight that homeowners have to sign in with a password; and lastly, have a flyer printed of the information and distribute it to homeowners at your next annual meeting. I do agree with you, I wouldn’t recommend Facebook as a selected choice for this type of information to be shared.

Comment on How to Choose a Landscape Maintenance Contractor by Eric Romero

Eric Romero — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:36:41 +0000

Very nice article here. ValleyCrest is a family run business that has been around for over 60 years and started in the southern California market. We do landscape maintenance for HOA’s and specialize in irrigation management and water savings. Check us out at http://www.valleycrest.com

Comment on Internal Audit and Controls… What & Why? by Raymond Kemp

Raymond Kemp — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:25:15 +0000

This is all well & good but how do our BOD members communicate with the community? Please don’t say “Facebook” as that takes a whole different slant on communication and management.