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Five Questions to Ask Your Manager about Your Homeowner Association's Finances
June 2010
It's perfectly fine to ask your HOA management company to handle your homeowner association's finances. But you must still oversee that process. Here are five questions you should ask your management company today. . . . keep reading

Discussion Forum Follow-Up: Online Document Access
March 2010
A reader on the HOAleader.com discussion board asks a question about the online future of condo and homeowners association governance: Are there property management companies that can allow online access to our association documents? . . . keep reading

Is Your HOA Management Company Double Dipping?
January 8, 2010
This week's tip deals with saving money by digging into your management company's relationships with the vendors it recommends for association projects. . . . keep reading

HOA Management Companies: Does Your Management Company Have Conflicts of Interest?
January 2010
Your property management company may be taking additional money out of your pocket each month, and you may not have any idea it's happening. Here's how to protect your association. . . . keep reading

Be On the Lookout for Questionable Fees from Your HOA Management Company
September 18, 2009
Board members are telling us that they're noticing new and unusual fees in their management company's bills. They're not imagining things. . . . keep reading

HOA Management Fees: Beware These Questionable Fees; How Your Association Can Address Them
September 2009
Here, White and other attorneys who represent associations reveal fees they've seen slipped into their clients' management contracts and invoices. They also offer tips for addressing them. . . . keep reading

Homeowner Harasses HOA Manager--and Pays the Price
July 2009
In March, a judge held a Southern California homeowner in contempt for violating a restraining order obtained by his homeowners association after the owner relentlessly harassed his association's managers. Here's the back story, and what you should watch out for in your condo or HOA. . . . keep reading

Switching HOA Management Companies: How to Do It Right
May 29, 2009
If you think it's time to change from your current HOA management company to a new one, be aware of the issues that can arise during the transition, and weigh the work necessary to resolve current problems against the difficulties of transitioning. . . . keep reading

Tensions Between HOA Boards and Managers: The Managers' Perspective
May 2009
A homeowners association manager offers the management side of the story, explaining what you should expect from your manager, steps you can take to fix problems, and when your HOA should finally walk. . . . keep reading

HOA Management: Owners Kick Their Management Company to the Curb
May 2009
If you're not sure you're getting your money's worth from your condo or homeowners association management company, read on as three savvy board members reveal how they realized it was time for a HOA management company change. . . . keep reading

HOA Finances: Ask for a Second Set of Eyes to Suggest Cost Cuts
May 23, 2009
There's always room for greater oversight or a second set of eyes, especially if you can save a couple of dollars for the greater communal good. . . . keep reading

HOA Governance: The Most Common Complaint About HOA Management Companies
May 15, 2009
Make sure you don't wing it with your management company. Instead, have a written contract that spells out which services your management company will and won't provide, how often it will provide the services, and the fees the company will charge. . . . keep reading

Working With a Management Company: Do Homeowners Know Which Calls Should--and Shouldn't--Be Directed to Your Manager?
January 16, 2009
If your homeowner association employs an outside manager--or is considering contracting with a management company--one way to lay the foundation for a successful relationship is to spell out when homeowners should contact the manager and when they should contact the board. Really this is a two step process. . . . keep reading

Best Practices for Working with Your HOA Management Company
December 2008
You can build a positive working relationship with your management company. Here's how. . . . keep reading

HOA Governance: Making the Outside-Managed vs. Self-Managed Decision
August 2008
Often, when homeowners associations are self-managed, HOA board members find they're spending so much time on association business that it seems to be taking over their lives. Other associations that have hired management companies question whether the company provides enough value to justify the cost. Whatever your community association's status, it may be time to evaluate the pros and cons of hiring a management company. . . . keep reading

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