Condominiums That Fail To Properly Fund Reserves Will Usually Resort to Costly Special Assessments

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...

Will Florida’s new online election law for community associations spell welcome relief or more headaches?

Community, Law, Residents

The Florida Legislature recently approved a new law which will allow community associations to conduct their elections online through the use of electronic voting. While associations in other states have had this ability for some time now, this is a sea change for the...

How to Increase Your HOA’s Revenue with Coupon Books

Community, Payments, Property Managers, Renters, Residents

Successful HOA’s are always looking to find creative and unique ways to be competitive and profitable. Would you like to eliminate an annual expense or turn that expense into a profit? Of course you would! Payment coupon books are an essential and necessary component...

New Owner Trashes Fine in Florida HOA

Community, Residents

Question: I live in a homeowners’ association and the declaration of covenants provides that trash cans may not be put at the curb until 7PM the night before trash pickup. I am new to the community and was not aware of this provision and put my trash cans out at 5PM....

Making a Good First Impression: 10 Ways to Make Move-Ins Easier for Residents

Community, Community Manager, Property Managers, Renters, Residents

Let’s be honest – moving is not fun. But for community managers, move-in day is a perfect opportunity to kick start resident retention efforts by making a good first impression. Here are some easy ways you can make the move-in process less stressful for your residents...

Condo Unit Owner Unhappy with Bulk Cable Provider

Ask Mr Condo, Community, Residents

Re post from Ask Mister Condo: N.H. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, A condo owner does not like our cable provider and wants to either stop paying for the cable monthly or have us switch to another (faster internet speed) provider – who does...