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FHA certification and your community!
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...
Informing Unit Owners About Painting Projects: A Colorful Story!
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...
Statute of Limitations on Past Due Common Fees?
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...
Announcement: Join Kim Juda and Mike Marcusky at this years Common Interest Realty Association Conference
Kim Juda and Mike Marcusky will moderate an interactive session at this years "Common Interest Realty Association Conference". The topic will be Social Clubs, their structure and tax implications. The conference will take place November 5th and 6th, 2015 in Fort...
Announcement: Carol Eskew will present at the FICPA’s 2015 30th Annual Accounting Show
Carol Eskew will present at the FICPA's 2015 30th Annual Accounting Show a session on Updates and Issues related to Common Interest Realty Associations. The accounting show is September 16th thru 18th, 2015 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention...
A Simple Way to Plan Your Nest Egg
Ever wonder how much money you'll need to preserve your lifestyle during retirement? Many financial professionals use a benchmark of 70 percent to 100 percent of your current income to maintain your lifestyle during your non-working retirement years. For simplicity's...
Alleviating Resident Concerns About Mold
A malfunctioning furnace, a broken dishwasher, lost keys. All of these are common problems residents run into and bring to their property manager’s attention. Thankfully, each of these scenarios is a fairly easy and quick fix. However, when a mold arises, it is almost...
Condo Residents: Demand Show Me the Money
The image of Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Rod Tidwell screaming at Tom Cruise as the titular character in the 1996 movie “Jerry McGuire” is a powerful cinematic moment that launched the catchphrase, “Show Me The Money”! All these later, I barely remember the movie but the...
Telling the Story of Community Association Insurance
Most condominium association residents are likely to have little or no understanding of the insurance that protects the association in which they reside. Let’s face it; there just isn’t a lot of glamour in discussing deductibles, coinsurance, liabilities and such that...