Feb 18, 2016 | Community Manager, Property Managers, Q&A, Residents
Question: I live in a 55 and over community and the board of directors for our association is considering a policy that would allow under-aged occupants to live in a community under certain circumstances. Would such a policy threaten the community status as a 55 and...
Feb 9, 2016 | Community Manager, Property Managers
Being in the property management industry, you probably work with several vendors. But my guess is that you have very few partners working on your behalf. What is the difference? And why is a partner better than a vendor? Vendors deliver only the service they are...
Feb 2, 2016 | Community Manager, Property Managers
Whether you are managing a small apartment community in rural America, or one of the industry’s largest assets, people’s expectations are basically the same. They want a quality place to live, that’s a good value for their money, and managed by friendly and reliable...
Jan 5, 2016 | Board of Directors, Communication, Community, Community Manager, Law, Property Managers, Renters, Residents
Question: There are 10 homes in our community. The declaration of covenants provides that it can be amended by a majority of the voting interests. It also provides that homes 1 through 9 each get one vote and home 10 gets 10 votes. An amendment is approved 10 to 9,...
Dec 9, 2015 | Board of Directors, Communication, Community, Community Manager, Law, Property Managers, Renters, Residents
A nuisance is generally defined as a person, thing or circumstance which causes inconvenience or annoyance. For some people living in shared ownership communities, there is no escaping a nuisance situation that has risen to a level which impacts the enjoyment of their...
Nov 23, 2015 | Budget, Communication, Community, Community Manager, Law, Payments, Property Managers, Renters, Residents
Question: My condominium association has no reserve funds for our roof. Every year at the annual meeting, the board asks the owners to waive the reserve funding and every year the owners vote to waive the reserves. Now we need a new roof for the building and the board...
