Are your meetings not fun because the meeting minutes are never ready before the next meeting? Directors attend a lot of meetings, usually one meeting every month. Admins and condo or HOA managers attend many more than that. Read on to learn how to make board...
Making decisions as a condo director is part of the job. Financial decisions, especially those involving special assessments or fee increases, are tough. Making tough decisions about money will never be easy, but making the right tough decisions gets easier if...
Finance and condos is a top-of-mind topic for every condo. Keeping track of the condo's money is hard to manage without good policies and procedures. This blog fills the gap on establishing good financial practices for the board of directors. Conduct a Monthly...
Congratulations on getting elected to the condo board! Now the fun begins. For first-time directors, there is an overwhelming amount of new information to digest. While it may seem like everything has to be learned at once, it may be more realistic to take a gradual...
In a previous post, I provided a checklist of the best practices that successful boards can use. Successful boards are made up of successful directors. What makes a successful condo board director? Here are five characteristics I’ve noticed that are common to the...
Policies may not seem like an exciting topic, but they are crucial to the success of any condo or homeowners association (HOA) board. It is essential to have policies in these areas: Governance Financial Communications Records Management The last policy - records...
What makes a condo board successful? I've been in the thick of things as President of my condo board, and I've spoken to people involved with dozens of other condo boards. From that experience, I've compiled the ultimate checklist of best practices for condo boards to...
Are you confused about who does what? I find that people can be confused about the difference between the roles of the Property Manager and the Board of Directors. For most members of the condo community, the Condo or HOA Manager is the face of the condo corporation...
One of the biggest challenges of being on a condo board is finding a way to manage condo owners’ expectations of directors. Condo board directors are owners too, so this can be tricky!
No one ever complains about too much communication, but everyone complains about too little. Is it possible to get it right? Absolutely! Here are five best practices for improving condo board communications. Condos and homeowner associations will find these tips...