Little in life is more nerve wracking than that first day on a new job: ‘Are you prepared to do this?’ ‘Are you even qualified to do this?’ ‘Is your shirt buttoned correctly?’ ‘It is, right?’ ‘Why does it look wrong?’ ‘Should you change you…
One of the unique things that sets co-op, condo and HOA living apart from living in a single-family home, or even a rental, is the buyer’s choice to live in a community-within-a-community. By purchasing a unit in a particular building or de…
The management-board relationship is the bedrock on which every successful condo and co-op community rests. Learn how to optimize that partnership in your own community by finding out what management pros wish all their boards knew. We'll s…
The vast majority of co-op, condo and HOA residents are reasonable and sensible, and wouldn't dream of disrupting their community by being verbally abusive to neighbors, harassing board members and managers with endless petty complaints, or…
Cities and suburbs can be dirty places – and unfortunately, getting that dirt off the façade of a building takes more than just a scrub-brush and a bottle of Mr. Clean. How a building is cleaned depends on two factors: what materials the bu…
People often say, “If these walls could talk...”, when considering the variety of experiences that a room has absorbed over the years and would now relate if it only could. But while talking walls are a purely hypothetical construct, prope…
One of the most unforgettable events of 2012 was the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, which, according to the National Hurricane Center, resulted in approximately 147 deaths in the U.S., the Caribbean, and Canada, and at least $50 billion in pro…
Significant change rarely manifests without those who are willing to lead by example. In an era when climate science is increasingly under scrutiny , it's becoming more and more important to tackle this dire issue at a local level. …
Homesharing is a trend that's not likely to disappear any time soon -- and it poses unique challenges to boards. This seminar explores the legality of homesharing, security/privacy concerns, house rules for co-ops/condos, and impact on prop…
Supers, building managers, maintenance persons, custodial staff, groundskeeping personnel, porters, doormen, concierges—depending on the size of a community, the staff roster for a condo, co-op, or HOA can be pretty long. The truth is, in t…