HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - September 1, 2017
Published: Fri, 09/01/17
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Are You Losing Your Edge as an HOA Board Member?
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We’re providing the tools for you to do an honest self-assessment in this week’s tip.
Maybe you’ve served on your board for years, for all kinds of reasons. You like having input on how your community is managed. You’re good at something—maybe it’s management, financial issues, or something else—and it helps the community for you to share your expertise.
Or maybe not many other people you believe would do a solid job have stepped up.
Despite all that, it’s important for you to occasionally check in with yourself to determine whether you’re showing signs of burnout. It’s a very big problem among condo and HOA board members. When it creeps up on you, it can make you less effective as a board member—and that can lead to costly mistakes.
Here are two of seven questions our experts suggest that you ask yourself to assess whether you’re still performing well as a board member or whether it’s time for you to take a break and let someone else step up to the plate.
1. Am I finding excuses to miss meetings? “When I see signs of burnout, I see that board members stop showing up at meetings,” says Barbara Holland, CPM, regional manager for FirstService Residential in Las Vegas. “They have all sorts of excuses, but they just don’t come to meetings.”
2. Do I stall in responding to routine communications? Holland also says she sees burned-out board members develop a pattern of failing to respond to her emails and phone calls.
Read all 7 Questions to Determine If It’s Time to Resign from Your HOA Board in our new article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/members/3593.cfm
Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President
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HOA Reserves and Other Funding Options: Tips to Be a Smart HOA Money Manager
The more you know about how to fund your operations, the more confident you'll feel responding to owners who question your financial wisdom. Build that knowledge by joining a one-hour webinar on September 21 led by three community association experts--one a manager, one a lawyer, and one a reserves analyst. They'll explain what you need to know about HOA reserves and other funding mechanisms. They'll also reveal the smartest moves you can make to ensure your HOA can pay for needed maintenance and repair projects, and even community upgrades.
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/products/tips-smart-hoa-money-manager-a.cfm
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Should You Use These Words in Your HOA Rules?
We're not vague at all in this week's tip. In fact, we're answering an HOAleader.com reader's question on how to avoid in your rules vague terms like "offensive behavior," lawn ornaments that are "unsightly" or "distasteful," and paint color that's not "earth tone."
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/members/Should-You-Use-These-Words-in-Your-HOA-Rules.cfm
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How to Avoid Unenforceable Terms in Your HOA Rules
An HOAleader.com reader has a really interesting question: "We're updating our HOA rules and regulations and trying to avoid non-specific wording like 'offensive behavior,' lawn ornaments [that are] 'unsightly' or 'distasteful,' and paint color [that's not] 'earth tone.' How are other HOAs addressing 'unenforceable' wording in their rules and guidelines?"
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/members/Avoid-Unenforceable-Terms-HOA-Rules.cfm
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Executive Session: When, Why, and How HOA Boards Should Meet Behind Closed Doors
It's your fiduciary duty as a board member to keep confidential HOA matters confidential, and that's pretty serious business. Executive sessions are an important tool to help you accomplish that goal. However, many board members are confused about when, why, and how to meet in executive session. At the same time, some homeowners accuse boards of using this type of meeting as a way to improperly retreat behind closed doors to shield their decisions from routine scrutiny. Watch this on-demand webinar now and get definitive answers on executive session from two recognized community association experts. One is a 25-year veteran of association management, and another is a lawyer who leads her firm's community association practice area.
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/products/executive-session-hoa-boards-b.cfm
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Frustrated by Unauthorized HOA Rentals? Apps May Help--Or Not
In this week's tip, we tell you about--and give a warning on--websites and apps to catch unauthorized rentals. Amy Tinetti, a shareholder at Hughes Gill Cochrane Tinetti P.C., which represents hundreds of condos and HOAs in Northern California, says her clients are talking about STRMonitor.com, BNBShield.com, SubletSpy.com, and SubletAlert.com.
Click here to read full article:
https://www.hoaleader.com/public/Frustrated-by-Unauthorized-HOA-Rentals-Apps-May-Help-Or-Not.cfm
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