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HOA Leadership Roles and Duties: A Guide to the Positions of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Board Member in Condo and Homeowners Associations
We're hearing from a growing number of association members who want more detail about their responsibilities--or who want an easy way to educate their newly elected fellow board members about what, exactly, board members do. What's the president supposed to do? How about the vice president, secretary, and treasurer? . . . keep reading


HOA Boards: Four Ways to Prevent and Ease Board Burnout
Let's face it. In many condo and homeowners associations, a handful of people carry the load for the rest of the community. Those heavy lifters can sometimes become burned out. What can you do to prevent burnout? And what can you do to ease the burden when HOA board members are feeling drained? Here are four suggestions. . . . keep reading


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Mandatory Club Memberships May Land Your HOA in Court
This week's tip is a cautionary tale for homeowners associations considering making club memberships mandatory in an effort to generate additional funding. . . . keep reading

Can Your HOA Make Club Membership Mandatory?
Cash-strapped homeowner associations in Florida, Oregon, and Washington have been testing a new plan to generate income for their communities--making membership in association clubs mandatory for all homeowners. If you've been considering generating revenue by amending your governing documents to make membership in your HOA's golf or other club mandatory, read on before you take any action. . . . keep reading

HOA Finances: Think Twice Before Throwing a Party with Unused Budget Funds
This week's tip deals with condo and homeowners associations that take leftover money in a miscellaneous or contingency budget account and fritter them away with things like parties. Be careful before taking that step. . . . keep reading

HOA Governance: Challenges Remain When Working with Lenders on Delinquencies
Too many homeowners associations are struggling to deal with absentee owners who've taken the "jingle mail" route--they've walked away from the home they now owe too much money on, and they've mailed the keys to the bank--before lenders have foreclosed. Even when banks have completed foreclosure and own association units, HOAs still have trouble collecting ongoing fees. . . . keep reading

Mechanic's Liens: What You Must Know, and How to Avoid Them
our project to add parking to your homeowners association has been fraught with problems from day one. You've argued with the contractor over all the additional charges that seem to materialize out of thin air. Your board is sick and tired of dealing with the constant frustrations and decides it will simply nod and smile to the contractor until the project's done. Then it'll simply refuse to pay all the additional charges the contractor is trying to impose. This week's tip explains why that's like sending an engraved invitation to a contractor to file a mechanic's lien against your HOA, which is a very bad idea. . . . keep reading



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