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Previous columns addressed management options and contracts. After selecting the desired type of management services, how can a board know if a manager prospect is qualified?

The previous HOA Homefront column discussed choices in association management.  If the association decides to hire a management firm to provide service, the management contrac...

Choosing management assistance is one of a board’s most important decisions. Even the smallest associations will benefit from some form of professional management.

What is...

Governing documents are critical for HOA communities and are literally the legal glue which holds the association together. Civil Code Section 4150 defines “governing document...

Productive and efficient meetings are not happenstance but are the result of committed and prepared volunteers, normally assisted by a great professional manager.

To help bri...

All the knowledge and experience from the working world (“day job”) can actually hinder a volunteer’s effectiveness in the world of HOA governance if the differences between t...

Before seeking a board seat, the best candidates should improve their readiness for service, and can:

Read the governing documents at least once

The governing documents are ...

A community association is no better than the board of directors which leads it, and excellent associations require excellent volunteer leaders. Truly exceptional volunteer go...

If board service is not difficult enough, you can crank it up a notch by making board meetings much longer. If people aren’t dozing by meeting’s end and if you’re done after 9...