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6 Ways Boards are Improving Their HOA's Operations May 2013
Need ideas to help your condo or homeowner association run more smoothly? Here, board members from associations across the country and experts who advise them share six of the best practices they've recently implemented to streamline operations. . . .
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HOA Legal Committee: To Be or Not to Be? May 2013
An HOAleader.com reader asks, "A few years back our HOA board formed a legal committee of board members. They have been operating outside of the board on all issues, even those lacking pending litigation. Over the past 12 years, I've been on the board five times, serving in an officer position each time. This year I was appointed to the legal committee. . . .
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Was This a Secret HOA Meeting? You Be the Judge April 26, 2013
In this week's tip, we discuss the fallout from what may have been a secret board meeting. Here's what happened. AnHOAleader.com reader says a handful of board members met to discuss how they'd handle a sensitive issue at the next meeting--but they didn't tell anybody else they were meeting. When the others found out, they balked. It's not completely clear to all of our experts whether this board absolutely, positively did anything wrong. But it may have. . . .
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Yes, Virginia, That May Have Been a Secret HOA Board Meeting April 2013
An HOAleader.com reader asks, "It became evident that our nine-member board was making some costly and unwise decisions. At our recent annual meeting, we were able to fill the majority of positions with some people who possess good, solid business and management backgrounds so that those remaining from the old board are in the minority. The subsequently elected officers included only one previous board member who was never part of the problem. . . .
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Watch Your Lip: When a Board Member's Mouth Gets in the Way March 2013
A board member in an Arizona HOA resigned after proposing the association shoot a fellow owner for feeding feral cats, according to AZfamily.com. It's an extreme example, but here our experts discuss the types of comments board members should be wary of making even when they think they're engaged in private conversations. . . .
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Smart HOAs Get Tenants on Their Side March 8, 2013
In this week's tip, we provide insight on why and how to get tenants involved in your community.Not sold on the idea of getting tenants involved in your community? It's more important than you think. . . .
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Should You Create Rules for Your HOA's Committees? March 2013
An HOAleader.com reader asks, "We are a newly transitioned HOA. We have finance, design review board, and buildings and grounds and need to include communications, covenant enforcement, and temp committees. If anyone has written the charter/rules for any of these committees, if you would share your words and thoughts, I wouldn't have to reinvent the wheel." . . .
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HOA Board Member Behaving Badly? Know How and When to Discipline February 2013
You may be surprised to learn that you and your fellow volunteers can be disciplined for your behavior as members of the board of directors of your homeowners association or condominium association. Here we explain when it's appropriate for boards to consider disciplining their fellow board members, along with the possible range of action they can take. . . .
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