Sometimes I hear board members complaining the owners in their communities are “too involved” and they have a hard time conducting association business due to the constant interruptions. I’ve even heard a board president once say that he wished the owners just didn’t care and let the board conduct its business in peace. But,Go to Resource
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Need To Amend Your Declaration But Can’t Get Enough Approvals?
Having trouble garnering sufficient owner participation from your community association? Can’t get more than 5 owners to attend a meeting, much less meet a quorum to conduct association business? This is unfortunately very common for many associations, and it can pose a major obstacle when attempting to amend an association’s declaration. As you may know,Go to Resource
Many associations require their contractors to present certificates of insurance as evidence that the hired company has insurance. The certificate often used, called an ACORD certificate and contains information including, but not limited to the following: basic policy details, such as policy numbers, descriptions, limits, deductible amounts, and identity of carriers;provides that the certificateGo to Resource
Oftentimes, when owners get on the board of directors, they have no idea what they are getting into and the tremendous importance of their responsibilities as directors. Furthermore, such individuals may also have no idea what type of liability exposure they are taking on by serving on the board and what types of protections areGo to Resource
All too often an association’s board of directors wants to end a relationship with a vendor only to find it overly burdensome or expensive termination provisions in the vendor’s contract. The board may have relied on a history with the vendor or oral representations made by the vendor’s representative without fully reviewing the termination languageGo to Resource