HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - June 2, 2017
Published: Fri, 06/02/17
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Parking Problems? App May Help HOAs, But There’s a Cost
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Parking is one of the three Ps in the association world—parking, pets, and
people—that typically cause boards the most grief.
In this week’s tip, we discuss an app, Parking Boss, that may help take
parking off your list of things that are always giving you heartburn.
You may remember that saying: You’re not the boss of me!
Apparently, some HOAs are determining that they are the boss of their
residents when it comes to enforcing parking rules. Nathan LeMesurier says
his company’s Parking Boss app is helping them get that message across.
With the app, you can issue a bar code that’s tied to the license plate of each
vehicle that’s permitted to park in your HOA, whether it’s an owner’s or a
guest’s car. It’s activated in the app. You also issue a decal with the bar
code that residents affix to their car. Then you, your manager, or a
volunteer can stroll your parking lot checking to ensure cars have the
proper decal, that it’s tied to the license plate of the car it’s paired with,
and that it’s current. The fact that there’s a decal tied to a particular
license plate ensures that residents can’t loan their decal to a guest.
“If you’re checking the decal, you can see if the pass is active and if it
matches the car,” says LeMesurier. “But you can’t see anything
personal—nothing that’s not visible right there on the car. The decal
creates a little more accountability and transparency.”
The idea for the app came in 2010, when LeMesurier was serving on his own condo
board. “We had a massive problem with guest parking,” he recalls.
“Residents were using it and boyfriends and girlfriends of residents were
using it. We couldn’t do anything about it unless someone was watching 24/7.
We couldn’t do that—and it would be creepy.”
LeMesurier served as his condo’s enforcement officer when he first
developed the app. “I still do it a little bit, but we have an onsite manager,
and he does it now,” he says. “You can also have a member who’s on the parking
committee who’s doing the enforcement. Or we recommend you hire a third
party.”
In his own condo, LeMesurier says that a warning sticker for violators
usually takes care of the problem. “Occasionally we’ll see repeat
violators, and after a couple of those, then we’ll tow,” he says.
The app still requires legwork, and it’s not free. Get details in our new
article: https://www.hoaleader.com/members/2558.cfm
Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President
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Recent articles posted at HOAleader.com:
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Looking to Catch Owners Renting When They Shouldn't? A Parking App May Help
Florida HOAs have started using an app, Parking Boss, to track cars not
permitted to be in their lots. It's also helping them combat unauthorized
short-term rentals. Here's the skinny on the app and some possible
challenges with it.
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/members/Looking-Catch-Owners-Renting-When-They-Shouldnt-Parking-App-May-Help.cfm
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How to Handle an HOA Board at War Against Itself
In this week's tip, we lend a reader a hand on the issues of who can call a board
meeting, whether it can proceed if the president boycotts, and how to
address the situation if the president refuses to recognize motions.
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/public/How-Handle-HOA-Board-at-War-Against-Itself.cfm
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Who Can Call HOA Meetings? What If There's an Emergency (And Is This an
Emergency?)
An HOAleader.com reader writes, Can the treasurer call an emergency
meeting of the board? If yes, can we conduct the meeting if the president
doesn't show up but we have a quorum? Or what if the president shows up but
refuses to take or recognize motions?
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/members/Who-Can-Call-HOA-Meetings-What-Theres-Emergency-And-This-Emergency.cfm
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Are You a Self-Managed HOA or Thinking About Going It Alone?
Many condo and HOA boards have decided that they can effectively manage
their community on their own. It can work for some associations. Maybe it's
working for yours. Being self-managed can also be a very risky
business--for your HOA and for you personally as a board member of a
self-managed association. Whether you're currently self-managed or
wondering whether it's a good idea for your association, you'll find out
where the hazards lurk--and how to minimize your risk--when you watch this
on-demand webinar.
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/products/self-managed-hoa-risks-b.cfm
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Can You Implement a Different Late Fee Than Your Docs Permit?
An HOAleader.com reader writes, Can $25 monthly late fees be enforced by the
board somehow when the 1980s bylaws regarding late fee assessments show
only to be 10 percent annum interest charges?
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/members/Can-You-Implement-Different-Late-Fee-Than-Your-Docs-Permit.cfm
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