2014 October
Focus on... Board Operations

Board Operations The Call of Duty
2014 October The Call of Duty

When electing board members to serve on behalf of your co-op, condo or HOA community, you expect them to be on their best behavior and think of the needs of the building and the people who live there when making their decisions. Regardless…

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Board Operations Called to Serve
2014 October Called to Serve

In an urban or sprawling suburban environment, people can still feel isolated. While high-rise residential buildings and suburban subdivisions put many people and families in very close proximity to one another, living side-by-side doesn’t…

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Board Operations When Boards Don’t Play by the Rules
2014 October When Boards Don’t Play by the Rules

Many if not most boards get along famously. There are boards that have had the same members for decades and run their communities without a hitch. We frequently get calls from readers who are troubled when they find that their board …

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Board Operations The Dream Team
2014 October The Dream Team

Many if not most boards get along famously. There are boards that have had the same members for decades and run their communities without a hitch. We frequently get calls from readers who are troubled when they find that their board …

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Management I Bid You Good Day
2014 October I Bid You Good Day

It only makes good business sense that if something goes wrong and needs fixing at a condo or co-op, the board or manager is going to do some due diligence to choose the correct contractor, and this is normally done by gathering bids. Afte…

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Neighborhoods Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
2014 October Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey

Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey is a quiet suburban hamlet, known for its affluent residents, and its strange-sounding syllabic Native American Indian name. Well, most accounts anyway trace the origin of Ho-Ho-Kus to the Chihohokies Indian tri…

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Q&A Q&A: Checks and No Balances
2014 October Q&A: Checks and No Balances

Q My association is in the process of changing its bylaws. One such change pertains to check signing. Our current bylaws state that two board members' signatures are required for disbursement from any of the association's bank accounts. T…

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