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Need To Amend Your Declaration But Can’t Get Enough Approvals?

Filed Under Amending Your Governing Documents

Posted March 1, 2018

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

By William Short

How Certain is a Certificate of Insurance?

Filed Under Maintenance & Insurance

Posted March 1, 2018

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

By Elina Gilbert

Using Association Professionals: Do We Really Have To?

Filed Under Governance, Misc

Posted February 1, 2018

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

By David Closson

Terminating A Contract? — Make Sure You Understand the Termination Provision

Filed Under FAQs

Posted February 1, 2018

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

By David Closson

Board Recalls and Removals – Considerations and Requirements

Filed Under Governance

Posted January 2, 2018

Recalling and removing a Board member can be one of the most contentious issues facing an association. It is best that recall efforts be reserved for situations in which a director has breached his or her fiduciary duties or has otherwise engaged in some type of unlawful activity. Personality conflicts and/or personal vendettas should typicallyGo to Resource

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