Category: Association Operations

Security Caring for At-Risk Residents
2007 Dec Caring for At-Risk Residents

New Jersey and New York are famous (perhaps infamous) for their residents' philosophy of minding their own business—dress as a giant chicken, sport a revolutionary haircut…nobody minds. This attitude is great if you're a young person exp…

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Security Fire Safety for Your Building's Employees
2007 Dec Fire Safety for Your Building's Employees

The fires this past October in southern California were a sharp reminder of the power and ferocity of this deadly element. Fire can spread quickly and without warning, often catching the people near it off-guard and vulnerable. Sometimes…

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Security What to Keep in Mind
2007 Dec What to Keep in Mind

One of the most important things for an urban or suburban dweller to know about his or her condo, co-op or HOA is often the one thing that everyone forgets about—that is, what to do in the event of an emergency. While it's true that the …

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Maintenance The Sounds of Silence
2007 Nov The Sounds of Silence

For more than 60 years, the Greenbrook Sanctuary has served as an unparalleled refuge of natural beauty and wonder for city dwellers and suburbanites in search of a landscape without cars, without noise and without the flat grayness of c…

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Maintenance How to Minimize the Chaos
2007 Nov How to Minimize the Chaos

Any time a brand-new building or development is proposed in any given New Jersey community, there will be objectors. Residents might voice concerns about urban sprawl or the impact on their neighborhood's character, or they might just be co…

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Maintenance Dealing with New Building Construction Woes
2007 Nov Dealing with New Building Construction Woes

You can't walk around in any community these days without spying a new construction project—rows upon rows of condos seem to go up overnight and there's no shortage of people looking to get while the getting is good on brand new bui…

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Maintenance True Life Stories of Residential Breakdowns
2007 Nov True Life Stories of Residential Breakdowns

Ask a veteran building manager about his scariest horror story and he may recount a freezing winter night when the heating system went kaput, leaving a 400-unit building ice cold, or the time the sprinklers decided to kick on for no reas…

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Maintenance Chute, Vent and Duct Cleaning
2007 Nov Chute, Vent and Duct Cleaning

In a multifamily building with families who are cooking, cleaning, dusting and breathing, it's no surprise that airways, chutes and garbage rooms can get clogged and dirty over time. Garbage, debris and allergens build up in a building's…

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Maintenance Restoring Buildings After Emergencies
2007 Nov Restoring Buildings After Emergencies

Apartment buildings, whether cooperatives or condos, are inherently fragile. When that many units share the same plot of land, and the same walls, the same floors, the same elevators and stairways, standpipes and boilers, lobbies and roo…

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Energy Conservation The Way for HOAs to Go Green
2007 Sept The Way for HOAs to Go Green

There is little doubt that what started as a green building trend, with all of its energy efficiency measures and renewable energy options, has evolved into a rational way to add value to your property. In fact a recent Roper survey show…

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