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Ensuring residents abide by a community’s policies or the community's rules can improve the resident experience. Check out our tips!

Ensuring residents abide by a community’s policies or the community's rules can improve the resident experience. Check out our tips!

The right support, personality and set of expectations from your community are critical for your management team to deliver exceptional results. Does yours have what it takes?

Owning a home in a community association carries both advantages and obligations. Many individuals find a reassuring sense of structure and harmony in residing within a neighborhood overseen by a Homeowners Association (HOA). However, this structured way of life typically entails a collection of guidelines and regulations known as the HOA bylaws.

It can be tough to balance festive and tasteful, when it comes to holiday décor. Setting policies for decorating will help maintain peace and goodwill for all within your association.

It can be tough to balance festive and tasteful, when it comes to holiday décor. Setting policies for decorating will help maintain peace and goodwill for all within your association.

When hiring contractors for services within your community, a solid understanding of the vendor contracts is crucial for the success of a project. Depending on the type of project or service you are hiring for, your association may or may not require a bidding process. Soliciting bids is done in an effort to identify the provider that can best complete the work according to the association’s needs and within the given budget.

While there is no one perfect process, since every community is different, we do have 8 universal secrets to help streamline your community’s budget process.

Association board meetings are the foundation for effective governance of the community. These gatherings serve as the platform where board members, homeowners, and the management team come together to address a range of critical issues, foster community engagement, and ensure the smooth operation of the association.

Dive into our comprehensive guide on how to create a strong property management agreement. Discover essential clauses and tips. Get started today!

Although there are mixed opinions about whether the CTA applies to condo and HOAs, FirstService Residential is proactively assisting board members serving condo and HOAs in understanding and navigating this act.

Managing an HOA involves dealing with a myriad of legal issues, from drafting and enforcing bylaws to resolving disputes and navigating complex real estate laws. This is where the expertise of HOA lawyers becomes indispensable.

Although there are mixed opinions about whether the CTA applies to condo and HOAs, FirstService Residential is proactively assisting board members serving condo and HOAs in understanding and navigating this act.

Although there are mixed opinions about whether the CTA applies to condo and HOAs, FirstService Residential is proactively assisting board members serving condo and HOAs in understanding and navigating this act.

Although there are mixed opinions about whether the CTA applies to condo and HOAs, FirstService Residential is proactively assisting board members serving condo and HOAs in understanding and navigating this act.

FirstService Energy's experts answer common questions about EV chargers, including costs, incentives, revenues, and curb appeal.

New York City hopes to spur construction of multifamily housing with new 485x tax exemptions.

FirstService Residential has partnered with Logical Buildings to simplify energy management and carbon emissions reduction.

New lead paint inspection laws will change how New York City's multifamily buildings must perform testing and maintenance.

The contentious legislation restricts rent increases, limits evictions, and mandates certain lease renewals in NYC.

An FAQ from our in-house experts to help owners and shareholders navigate filing requirements.

Our in-house experts answer frequently asked questions about Local Law 157, natural gas detectors, compliance, and how to avoid fines.

In this piece, you can explore and better understand foreclosures, evictions, and all vital information on each process when they occur in an HOA community.