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HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - April 23, 2021

Published: Fri, 04/23/21

HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - April 23, 2021

Is Slack, WhatsApp, and More OK for Condo/HOA Business?

In this week's tip, we continue with our new quick tips on video series with a topic that, if you haven't already crashed into it, you'll need to confront probably sooner than you think.

Just click on the arrow below to hear a short clip in which two of HOAleader.com's experts—Melissa Garcia, a shareholder at Altitude Community Law PC in Lakewood, Colo., and Joe Wloszek, a member at Hirzel Law in Farmington, Mich.—answer an HOAleader.com reader's question about whether when you can handle condo/HOA business on Slack and other forms of chat, such as Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Google Hangouts, Glip, RocketChat, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, SnapChat, and Telegram. (There are probably more we haven't named!)

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Be sure to check out the extended video article with these two pros where they offer more suggestions on the complicated world of records retention and much more with these tech platforms.

View part 2 of this discussion here:

What Communication Technology Should Your HOA Board Use for Board Business?

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What Communication Technology Should Your HOA Board Use for Board Business? [Video Interview]

Should your HOA board use common chat or communication apps like Slack, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger for condo/HOA business? What should you consider? And where do problems come up? Watch this 2-part video interview where our experts respond.

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Lessons from the Pandemic: How Your Role as a Condo/HOA Board Has Changed

We're not out of the woods yet, but the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel is getting brighter and brighter. Thank goodness.

But the smartest condo/HOA boards aren't just moving on. They're thinking about the changes that have rocked community associations for the past year to understand which they'll happily leave behind and which will forever reshape how they run their association.

In this exclusive webinar on demand, our experts will help you conduct that analysis.

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The Troubling History Behind the Common Condo/HOA Term "Grandfathered In"

Here's something you may not know: According to NPR, The phrase "grandfathered in" originated when states enacted restrictions aimed to prohibit African-Americans from voting. Other news outlets have also covered the origin of the term.

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Risky Business: Asking Condo/HOA Residents Their Vaccine Status

With more and more Americans getting vaccinated against COVID-19 virus, questions about people's vaccine status are arising and will continue to grow. Here, we ask our experts if there are any circumstances under which a condo/HOA board could or should ask residents about whether they've been vaccinated. Would that ever be relevant or necessary to a condo/HOA operational decision? The short answer: No. Or maybe. Sometimes. But not often.

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