8 Ways That You Can Be the Best Board Member You Can Be

March 18, 2010

Having just been fired from a new client who was totally uncooperative with our staff, uninterested in setting things up properly between the 2 entities and basically unorganized, in disarray and their Board members existing without any common goals, our staff recently collaborated on the following, in order to help other community associations to avoid enduring what we just had to….

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15 Common Complaints about Homeowners’ Associations

March 11, 2010

Nationwide homeowners’ associations have a poor reputation with the public. Due to the actions of a few individuals I am sure that there have been abuses, mismanagement and waste. In Florida, I believe that owners may be happier with their HOA, as we have better statutes and oversight, an engaged membership and a longer history of this form of living than in most states.

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Does Your Management Company Have a Conflict of Interest?

March 11, 2010

We are often asked if we have or own subsidiaries that will provide landscape, janitorial, pool, irrigation and tree trimming services to prospective clients. Though it sounds like a logical step to have all of those services under the same property management umbrella, I will explain why this may be unwise for an association to consider.

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10 Things You Need to Know About Mold in Florida

March 11, 2010

Mold issues are devastating to homeowners and the problem is caused by a combination of high humidity, plumbing leaks , roof leaks or any type of water intrusion. As we discovered in 2004 and 2005, tropical storm activity can cause untold mold misery for many.

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10 Tools a Community Association Can Use to Communicate to Their Owners

March 4, 2010

A common problem associated with community association living is poor or inconsistent communications with their members and residents. Lack of communication leads to misunderstandings as any official business is filtered, is left for interpretation and is usually wrong as it is spread throughout the community. The following are some ideas for effective communications from the Board of Directors and management to the owners and residents:

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