PUBLICATIONS

What’s the difference between a board meeting and a special meeting, or an annual meeting and a town meeting? Confused? Here’s some clarification. Annual Meetings Annual meetings—or annual membership meetings—are required byRead More...

Maintaining common areas is one of the board’s most basic responsibilities. To fulfill that responsibility, the board has contracted with a professional landscaping company. Before signing the contract, the board seeks bidsRead More...

As a homeowner in our association, you have certain rights—and responsibilities. You have the right to . . . A responsive and competent community association. Honest, fair, and respectful treatment by communityRead More...

Community associations employ highly-qualified professional community managers, and we think residents should know what the manager has—and has not—been hired to do. The manager has two primary responsibilities: to carry out policiesRead More...

There’s no way to sugar-coat it: everyone hates special assessments. Getting a notice that you owe more money to the association can not only put a damper on your day but alsoRead More...

Everyone wants a safe place to call home, and homeowner associations strive to make sure that all residents feel secure. While we’re diligent in our efforts to reduce possible dangers in ourRead More...

If you think hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and floods won’t happen to you or that you don’t need to insure against these disasters, you’re among the nearly half of U.S. homeowners and rentersRead More...

If you have ever hoped of installing solar panels in your community association, but your request was not approved by the association, it is your lucky day. The passage of AB 634,Read More...

Homeowners have a wide range of questions about parking, and some popular topics discussed on a daily basis are the number of spaces available, visitor parking, parking passes, and vehicle registration withRead More...

All community association Board of Directors share a common goal: living in a well-managed community. When working in a team, conflict is inevitable, but knowing how to handle these situations will goRead More...

Onsite community management is a unique type of community association management. Onsite managers work on the premises of a particular community, overseeing management duties from within the community itself. Many duties overlap withRead More...

Some Board meetings can run longer than necessary. In most cases, Board meetings should take no longer than one to two hours. In order to conduct an effective meeting, start with aRead More...