In all the years I’ve been practicing law, and particularly HOA law, there is one thing I learned for certain: Most people hate insurance. Why? Because insurance documents are difficult to understand and confuse many who attempt interpretation of them. Thank goodness boards and managers have insurance professionals to rely upon! This leads me toGo to Resource
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Using Technology to Better Run Community Associations
In March, the Community Association Institute released a series of reports based on the future of community associations. Each of the panels produced a report. In the Community Next: 2020 & Beyond report issued by the Public Policy panel, one of the identified challenges facing the community association industry is the ability of associations toGo to Resource
Hoarding & Marijuana…What’s an Association to do?
While seemingly dissimilar in nature, hoarding and marijuana have similar impacts on community associations. In addition to risks experienced by first responders responding to emergency calls, health problems include falls or accidents in the unit, clutter, garbage, animal or human feces, and the resulting mold or infestation can also cause respiratory and other health problemsGo to Resource
Robert’s Rules of Order: Who is Robert and Why Do We Care About his Rules?
When there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty. –Henry M. Robert In 1863, a man named Henry Robert, an engineering Captain in the United States Army, was asked to preside over a large church gathering. Captain Robert did not knowGo to Resource
Voluntary Compliance – Myth or Reality?
It is often said that the goal of any restriction or requirement contained in governing documents or rules in associations is voluntary compliance. But what does that really mean and is it even possible? If rules and restrictions are well-written, understandable, and relevant to a community we would hope that owners will voluntarily comply andGo to Resource