Communication, Community, Community Manager, Property Managers, Residents
I am often asked about the difference between a fact and a benefit as it pertains to preparing a community association newsletter to tell the story of a community enhancement, such as a new roof. Community association members buy benefits but before they do, they want...
Communication, Connect, Renters, Residents
You are a community manager. You know where your renters reside, right? You know their unit number and their building. You, of all people, are “in the know” when it comes to someone’s location. But if this is true, then why is it so hard to reach them? You have...
Communication, Community, Property Managers, Residents
Have you ever had to foreclose on a neighbor? The word “foreclosure” strikes a note of fear and panic in most people. Typically, foreclosure is only considered when all other possibilities have been considered and no other solution can be found. It is the final remedy...
Communication, Community, Community Manager, Connect, Property Managers, Residents
For years, I have been writing about the importance of communication as it relates to community association living. I have stressed how important it is that you tell your story well and that you tell it often. Condominium newsletters, HOA newsletters, letters,...
Board of Directors, Communication, Community, Community Manager, Property Managers
In a speech to the House of Commons in 1947, Winston Churchill said: “No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.”...
Board of Directors, Community, Community Manager, Frontpage Article, Property Managers, Residents
“That government is best which governs least” – Thomas Paine Thomas Paine was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and dubbed “Father of the American Revolution” by historians. He was born in 1737 and lived a remarkable life that spanned the American...
Community, Community Manager, Property Managers, Residents
Did your condominium make the list? Take a minute right now and find out! Enter the following web address into your computer’s web browser: https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/condlook.cfm The web page you see before you allows you to sort through the thousands of...
Communication, Community, Community Manager, Property Managers, Residents
Five years ago, my HOA decided to take on the project of changing colors and painting all 20 units in the association. We are a modest community consisting of four buildings built back in the late 1970’s. Brown on brown was the original color palette and the board...
Ask Mr Condo, Payments, Residents
Re post from Ask Mr. Condo E.H. from Middlesex County writes: Dear Mister Condo, Is the common charges fee assessed against the Unit or the Owner of the Unit? What is the Statue of Limitations for past due fees? Mister Condo replies: E.H., for the most part, common...
