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Debra A. Warren
 Cinnabar Consulting
369B Third St. #495
San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel: (415) 453-1281 Debra Warren is a principal of Cinnabar Consulting, a professional services firm that provides businesses with the tools they need to maintain successful organizations. Cinnabar creates and implements comprehensive training solutions, provides team assessment and development, and facilitates effective meetings. They specialize in supporting community association management firms, professional service companies and non-profit organizations. You can view her full bio at the firm's website.
Debra has contributed her expert opinion and experience to the HOAleader.com articles below.
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Four Ways to Break an HOA Board Tie
An HOAleader.com reader asks, "We had a five-position board. One member has just resigned. We now have four and want to appoint a new board member. The decision as to whom to appoint is a two-to-two vote. How do we break the tie?" . . .
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How Do Your HOA's Assessments Stack Up?
January 2013
In Miami, the average monthly assessment at the 500-plus associations Ben Solomon advises is $250-$450, reports the attorney and founder of the Association Law Group in Miami Beach, Fla., who advises more than 500 associations and also represents developers through his second law firm, Solomon & Furshman LLP. The highest among Solomon's clients is $2,800 per month for an oceanfront condo in Bal Harbor. . . .
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Six HOA Trends to Watch in 2013
January 2013
The best board members know not only what's going on in their own HOA, but they also have a finger on the pulse of the broader HOA world. Here, our experts reveal six trends they're seeing at the associations they work with. . . .
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How to Rein In HOA Owners Who Refuse to MYOB
August 31, 2012
In this week's tip, we give you ideas for curbing the behavior of the buttinsky owner who can't seem to mind her own business. You know, it's the owner who thinks she needs to direct work being done at your HOA, putting your contractors/service providers in a no-win position. . . .
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5 Tips for Handling Rogue Owners who Interfere with HOA Service Providers
August 2012
At one point or another, every HOA has one: It's the owner who thinks he or she needs to direct work being done at your HOA. This can put your contractors and service providers in a terrible position if owners demand they to do work contrary to or not included in their contract. It can increase your fees, and it can really irritate your contractors, causing even your most loyal ones to terminate their relationship with your condo or homeowners association. . . .
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Underground HOA Websites, Newsletters and Blogs: Can You Reel Them In?
August 2012
Has an owner begun distributing a newsletter to owners, created a website, or started blogging about your HOA--of course, without authorization from you? Whether the content is benign or controversial, should you care? And what's the HOA's remedy when owners exercise their free speech rights about their homeowner association? Here are some answers. . . .
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HOA Communications: Dos and Don'ts for Responding to Owners' Letters to the Board
February 2012
Surely, you get letters from owners. The question is how your should HOA Board of Directors respond. Do all letters require a response? If not, which do, and which don't? And who should respond? Your board president, the property manager, or another person? Finally, what should and shouldn't you include in responses to owners' letters? Here we offer dos and don'ts. . . .
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Should You Lower HOA Assessments?
February 2012
Yes, you read that right. There are actually some condo and homeowners associations on such solid financial ground that they're considering lowering assessments. Here's the analysis to consider when your HOA is in that lucky position. . . .
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