6 Questions and 6 Surprising Answers about Robert’s Rules of Order

December 3, 2009

Robert’s Rules of Order is an accepted manual to running a successful Board or Members meeting. The parliamentary procedures outlined provide a guide for Motions, Rules and Procedures. Robert’s Rules of Order also provides suggestions on director duties, voting, and the structure and running of committees. Since parliamentary procedures is a complex and lengthy subject, there are misconceptions and misinformation on what is acceptable or not.

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Priority of Your Association Documents

December 3, 2009

In all community associations, various documents make up and support the structure, governance and operations of the association. Different sections of the various association documents should be consistent and support each other.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Water Leaks and Then Some…

December 1, 2009

Every week it seems we have a condominium client, a property manager or an APM News reader who has a problem where there is a water leak from a unit above or from an adjoining unit. When this occurs, due to the nature of the leak, the circumstances, the source and finally whether there are insurance companies involved, we get different answers and conflicting information with each leak.

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12 Must Have Items for Your Next Annual Meeting

December 1, 2009

We are now in the Annual Meeting Season and it is never too late to be prepared. The following are materials and/or information that you should have at any Annual Meeting.

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Reminder: Board Meeting Requirements for HOA’s

December 1, 2009

Every once in a while we will get a new board member or an owner who would like to run a Homeowners Association board meeting a little differently, as in “this is how we did it up north”, kind of thinking. This article will be a quick review of HOA Board Meeting requirements.

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