Most people do not volunteer to serve on their homeowner association’s board because they relish the thought of being the community’s hall monitor, enforcing what can often be a long set of HOA rules on their fellow homeowners and tenants that they may see every day....
If there is one unpleasant task that is the top of nearly every HOA’s to-do list, it is collecting HOA fees from homeowners. Everyone wants to live in a drama-free environment, and few people cherish the thought of having to repeatedly approach their neighbors to...
Many condominium communities have some attractive features which bring in not only residents but others as well, including guests of residents and outright trespassers. Whether it’s a community swimming pool or pond, a playground, a fitness room, a community room, or...
A common question for new HOA board members or even for board members who have served for years but have never had to deal with a litigation threat is whether a board member can be personally liable in a suit related to his or her role as a board member. Just as in...
Perhaps you’ve lobbied long and hard to make it on the board of your HOA. Or perhaps you were drafted to run the HOA with an ambivalent attitude of genuine concern for your community but distaste for formal meetings and neighbor-on-neighbor conflict. Whether you’ve...
