Many community associations are now welcoming and orienting their new board members. The more information board members receive, the more effectively they can carry out their responsibilities. When given the right information in an easy-to-use format, most board members are happy to educate themselves about their new role, and come to their first board meetingGo to Resource
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Questions to ask when preparing for a media opportunity. Who will be our spokesperson and respond to the media? Board or committee members are often the most effective spokespeople for your association. Whoever is the spokesperson should be knowledgeable, easily available and willing to keep all stakeholders (board members, manager and attorney if appropriate) inGo to Resource
“A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” So states Samuel Goldwyn, in Goldwyn’s Law of Contracts. What he didn’t say is that even a written contract, without key provisions, could be every bit as worthless as a verbal one. The following are some key provisions that every contract should have: Parties’ Names.Go to Resource
Technology has changed the way we communicate and the way we think about communicating. Cell phones, have become not just an addition but an appendage. No one, it seems, leaves their home (or office) without one. And does anyone even remember a time when e-mail didn’t exist, or when we didn’t devote a large (andGo to Resource
Hypothetical: Owner lives in a decades old association. Owner consistently pays assessments in a timely manner. Owner’s association needs to make a major renovation to replace siding and repair wood structures, which will cost the association approximately two million dollars. The association does not have an adequately funded reserve fund and a special assessment isGo to Resource