January 2012 Vol. 10, No. 1
The January 2012 issue of New England Condominium newspaper focuses on Management.
In this issue, you can read about striking a balance, a day in the life of a manager, connecting through social media, and management style.
Visit our archives to see other articles that were published in 2012.
News Briefs
- 02.03.12 Appellate Court Chief Justice Alexandra Davis DiPentima ruled recently that members of the Mountain Brook Association in Wallingford, CT, will be allowed to keep children's recreational equipment, like swing sets and playscapes, near their homes, but sheds and fences will require permits.[Record-Journal]
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01.25.12 Condominium owners are mad as heck and not going to take it anymore, or so said Brian Harte, 37, of New Haven County, of the Connecticut Condominium Owners Coalition. [The Patch.com]
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01.16.12 A quasi-public state agency will withdraw from a troubled 40B
condominium project on Camp Street in West Yarmouth, MA, by March 21, leaving the homeowners
to pay the cost of running the wastewater treatment plant, among other
responsibilities.[Cape Cod Times]
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01.11.12 A 500-acre pool of severely contaminated groundwater that's part of
the Raymark Superfund site in Stratford, CT, could extend beyond boundaries originally
assigned to it by regulators.A federal agency wants to expand testing at the site to determine
whether the groundwater pool -- which is tainted by suspected
carcinogens and other toxins -- lies under a 68-unit condominium complex
on Ferry Court. [CTpost.com]
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12.28.11 Three years after a lawsuit by abutters halted construction of a $200
million luxury condominium project on Boston Harbor, the suit has been
settled, allowing the development to proceed. [Boston Business Journal]
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12.07.11 Condominium owners in Vernon, CT, will be guaranteed reimbursements for costs
associated with streetlighting and fire hydrants within condominium
complexes for at least 10 years under an ordinance that has been adopted
by the town council. [Hartford Courant]
Featured Articles
Striking a Balance
As they gaze across azure seas, past palm trees and swimming pools on a tropical
coastline, prospective buyers on HGTV’s “House Hunters” show always ask about the fees. Unlike most would-be residents, though, they
might not bat an eye at the price tag. Closer to home, savvy home shoppers
watch the trends in condo pricing, and want to ascertain just what they’ll pay monthly, on top of the purchase price. If the bottom line is expensive to
most lookers, then selling those units can become a challenge.
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A Day in the Life
If there’s one constant in the property management industry, it’s that there is no constant in the property management industry.
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Friend Us on Facebook
As the calendar approached the start of 2012, more than 800 million people were
on Facebook, 200 million people sent updates on Twitter, around 125 million
were chatting away on MySpace and around 120 million people were registered
users networking on LinkedIn. It’s no wonder that condominium and homeowner associations were using social media
outlets to communicate with their residents, market themselves and build
community.
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A Matter of Style
To be considered an effective manager, one must possess a plethora of skills
including the ability to inspire, motivate and handle multiple tasks at once.
In the end, building managers are only successful when they satisfy, or better
yet, exceed expectations—which can be difficult, especially when interpreting the varied personalities
that comprise most condominium boards.
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