Aug 12, 2015 | 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...
Aug 7, 2015 | 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...
Jul 30, 2015 | 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...
Jul 16, 2015 | Communication, Community, Residents
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...
Jun 30, 2015 | Communication, Community, Community Manager, Property Managers, Residents
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...
Jun 24, 2015 | Community, Community Manager, Frontpage Article, Property Managers, Residents
With all the new apartment construction taking place nationwide, some owners and management companies are struggling for ways to make their older properties appeal to renters. While it’s true there are a fair share of renters who just want ‘new’, there are a plethora...
