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Developing Community Spirit

Filed Under Building Community, Governance

Posted September 20, 2011

Homeowner associations are the perfect vehicle for transforming neighbors into friends and for creating community loyalty, responsibility, and empowerment. These are important traits for a community to cultivate because they will lead to strong, cohesive, and ultimately happier communities. In order to develop these traits in your community consider incorporating a few of the followingGo to Resource

Detailed List of Board Orientation Topics

Filed Under Samples, Forms, Checklists

Posted September 20, 2011

GOVERNANCE ISSUES The role of the HOA and common terminology The role of the Board and the legal duties and responsibilities of directors, including limits on authority Review governing documents Board policies and procedures Rights and responsibilities of owners Role of the management company and review of a management company contract Review minutes from pastGo to Resource

Dealing with Difficult People in a HOA

Filed Under Governance, Misc

Posted September 20, 2011

Dealing with difficult people in any setting can be a real challenge. But in homeowner associations, where the person who is difficult is your neighbor, there exists an entirely new level of difficulty. Where we live means a lot more to us than any other physical environment. Our home is our castle. It is whereGo to Resource

Building “Community” Within Your Community

Filed Under Building Community, Governance

Posted September 20, 2011

Community spirit means pride in a community. Building community spirit creates an emotional equity allowing residents to have an invested interest in their community. The key to having a spirited community doesn’t rest in the size or the wealth of the association, but rather the enthusiasm and energy of the residents. Community associations throughout theGo to Resource

Join the Club

Filed Under Discrimination, Litigation

Posted September 20, 2011

In the classic film The Breakfast Club aspiring principal Richard Vernon watches over a brain, a basket case, an athlete, a princess, and a criminal, during a Saturday detention. Does this sound like your Board? The day at Shermer High School is an entertaining one, with this “Breakfast Club” of rapscallions being largely misunderstood byGo to Resource

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