Preventive Maintenance Planning
Why a disciplined maintenance plan protects safety, insurability and property values, and keeps repair costs from becoming emergencies.
ResourcesLaws, Guides and Tools
Laws, Guides and Tools
for Your Association.
Official laws, outside guides and tools we point boards to, organised by state. Pick your state to see what applies to you.
HOA Financing Options
When an association loan makes more sense than draining reserves or levying a large special assessment for a capital project.
When Raising Dues Is the Right Call
How operating and reserve budgets drive assessments, and the legitimate reasons a board may need to increase them.
Choosing a Reserve Study Firm
What a reserve study should include and the questions to ask before hiring the firm that will prepare yours.
Keeping a Volunteer Board on Track
Habits that keep board service productive: routing owner questions outside meetings, setting a rhythm with the manager and keeping discussions factual.
Board Working Sessions
When a board should meet informally to work through budgets, contract bids or long-range plans, and how to keep those sessions transparent to owners.
How Association Meetings Work
The difference between board, annual and special meetings, when a closed session is appropriate, and the basics of notice, quorum and minutes.
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These links are for general information and are not legal advice. Statutes change; confirm the current text with the official source and your association’s attorney.