BoardSpace Blog
Who does what? Differences between Property Managers and Directors
Are you confused about who does what? For most members of the condo community, the Property Manager is the face of the condo corporation or home owner’s association. They are responsible for day-to-day running of things– they look after the bank accounts, handle the...
Wearing the right hat: Managing condo owners’ expectations
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!
Five best practices for improving condo board communications
No one ever complains about too much communication, but everyone complains about too little. Is it possible to get it right? Absolutely! Here are 5 best practices for improving condo board communications. Condos and homeowner associations will find these tips useful...
Governance at Home: The Wild West of Condo Boards
Conference Board of Canada I am really excited to have an opportunity to work with the Conference Board of Canada in presenting this Governance at Home: The Wild West of Condo Boards webinar. Thank you, Conference Board, for considering governance for condominium...
How did BoardSpace get started?
My experience as a Director on my Condo Board The idea for BoardSpace began from my experience as President of my condo’s Board of Directors. Being a Director was great. I enjoyed learning about governance, management, legal issues affecting condominiums, engineering...
End Minute Madness: Love your Meetings
When I joined my condo board, I absolutely refused to be the secretary because I knew taking the minutes would be a pain. I became the president instead. During my term of office, we had recording secretaries of variable quality ranging from excellent to inadequate....