Tag: Management

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2022 January Management Contracts 101

There are elements of board service that can vex even the most committed, most intrepid volunteer—and negotiating a building’s management contract is probably at the top of that list. Vexing or not, however, the extent and quality of servic…

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Management Tales from the Dark Side
2015 April Tales from the Dark Side

While budget balancing or planning capital improvements may seem to be the most important skills within property management firms, managers will tell you their main focus is on human relations. David J. Levy, president of Sterling Se…

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Management Mastering Your Management Partnership
2015 January Mastering Your Management Partnership

Management companies that work with community associations typically begin their working relationship by negotiating a contract. The parties involved do their best to carefully craft an agreement and the terms of service that will cover ev…

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Board Operations High & Mighty
2013 October High & Mighty

There’s nothing worse than being a unit owner in a building and seeing someone on your board breaking a rule and seemingly getting away with it. Some board members or trustees believe that they are “above the law” so to speak, and se…

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Board Operations Just One Big, Happy Family...?
2013 October Just One Big, Happy Family...?

Finding the right balance of involvement between HOAs and condo boards and residents can be like maintaining a healthy relationship with a significant other—you want to be compassionate, responsive and attentive, but not too needy, nosy or…

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Q&A: Financial Conflict of Interest
2013 May Q&A: Financial Conflict of Interest

Q A member of our board runs to the property manager on a whim and makes him  complete tasks that may or may not be approved by the board. She also knows  every single detail about the homeowners’ financials in terms of how they pay and w…

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Q&A: Removing a Board Member
2013 March Q&A: Removing a Board Member

Q I'm a board member of an association in Cambridge, MA and recently the board  majority has called for a special meeting in order to have a trustee step down.  We have 12 units, and 11 of them were either willing to meet at the proposed …

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Q&A: Can Managers Serve on a Board?
2012 October Q&A: Can Managers Serve on a Board?

Q My question is about being elected to the board of a condo association. We have  a building management company hired by our board. Can the management company  executive be elected to the board? How about any other persons from the  comp…

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Q&A: Eligible Board and Voting Rights
2012 June Q&A: Eligible Board and Voting Rights

Q My question is about being elected to the board of a condo association in  Quincy, MA. We have a building management company hired by our board. Can the  management company executive be elected to the board? And does this executive  hav…

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Management A Day in the Life
2012 January 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.    Every day, every week, is different. There’s never a dull moment; it’s always challenging. And the …

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