Fall is a busy time for Common Interest Developments. Volunteer homeowner Boards return from vacations ready to make decisions before the end of the year. Budgets and Reserve Studies are due to be mailed to the membership before fiscal years that end on December 31. It seems that time accelerates with Halloween coming up, then Thanksgiving and before you know it decorations begin appearing for Christmas. Pools and pool furniture are sometimes refurbished during the down time before spring. Hopefully, roofs have been inspected and repairs made before the winter rains. It is a good time to volunteer to help the Board or to watch what the Board is doing by attending your monthly community association meeting.
Avoiding Negative Media Attention
Avoiding Negative Media Attention
Let’s face it; the media loves to paint homeowners associations as evil, out-of-control miniature governments run by dictatorial boards of directors intent on destroying the lives of the innocent homeowners living in the community. Virtually every news story on this topic, be it newspaper or television, portrays the homeowners association in a negative light, and seldom does the coverage ever present the many positive aspects provided by the homeowners association in helping to maintain the quality of life and home values for those living in the community. It’s also interesting to note how these news reports always seem to increase during legislative sessions when someone in state government is proposing legislation to place further operational restrictions on homeowner associations.
CA: Free trash pickups on private Rancho Bernardo streets to end
News items of national interest regarding Condominium and Homeowner associations, compiled by the Community Associations Network
FL: Pets – Emotional support animals
News items of national interest regarding Condominium and Homeowner associations, compiled by the Community Associations Network