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Reduce Your Community’s Energy Consumption and Costs with These 3 Tips
Get helpful tips that your HOA or condo association can do to reduce energy consumption and lower your community’s electric bills. Learn more! -
What are CC&Rs?: The “Boss Doc" of Texas Associations
Find out what covenant restrictions mean for your association and get tips on how to communicate their importance to homeowners. -
5 Tips for a Smoother Transition to New Management
Ready for a change? Bringing on new management should be a seamless switch. Start by asking the right questions. -
2023 Insurance Market Trends: General Liability and Umbrella Policy Limits
Property insurance is among the greatest rising costs for New York City condo and co-op boards, especially general liability and umbrella policies. FirstService Residential can help. -
Easy and Effective Community Rules Enforcement
Enforcing community rules can be challenging. But ensuring residents abide by a community’s policies can actually improve the resident experience. Get 6 top tips now! -
Easy and Effective Community Rules Enforcement
Enforcing community rules can be challenging. But ensuring residents abide by a community’s policies can actually improve the resident experience. Get 6 top tips now! -
Tips to Enforce Community Rules Easily and Effectively
Ensuring residents abide by a community’s policies or the community's rules can improve the resident experience. Check out our tips! -
Tips to enforce the rules of a community in Tennessee
Ensuring residents abide by a community’s policies or the community's rules can improve the resident experience. Check out our tips! -
Great Service: Does Your Community Association Management Team Have What It Takes?
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? -
Requirements for HOA board members: Becoming a board member
Homeowners' associations (HOAs) play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life within a community. One of the pivotal positions within an HOA is that of a board member. Serving on an HOA board comes with responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities to make a positive impact in the community. -
Local Law 97: 2023 Updates from the New York City Department of Buildings
The DOB has updated LL97 carbon emissions requirements for boards and building owners, including fines and violations for non-compliance, filing deadlines, and Good Faith Effort. -
5 ways board members can manage association meeting challenges
Resolving association meeting challenges is a crucial responsibility of your board. Learn how to handle 5 association meeting challenges as they arise. -
5 ways board members can manage association meeting challenges
Resolving association meeting challenges is a crucial responsibility of your board. Learn how to handle 5 association meeting challenges as they arise. -
Association meetings: 5 challenges and how to overcome them
Association meetings can present challenges. Learn how to handle 5 association meeting challenges as they arise. -
Association meetings: 5 challenges and how to overcome them
Association meetings can present challenges that can hinder the association's effectiveness. Learn how to handle 5 challenges as they arise. -
A closer look at HOA covenants
Homeowners Associations, or HOAs, have become a ubiquitous presence in communities across the United States. With their neatly manicured lawns, consistent architectural designs, and communal amenities, HOAs offer numerous advantages to residents. But what makes these communities tick, and how do they maintain their order? -
Can you refuse to join a homeowners association?
Homeowner Associations (HOAs) are common in many neighborhoods, and they play a crucial role in maintaining property values community aesthetics, and resolving disputes. While HOAs offer numerous benefits, they also come with certain obligations and restrictions that may not be appealing to everyone. -
HOA vs POA: What is a property owners association?
When living in a community, whether a suburban neighborhood, a vacation destination, or a retirement haven, you'll likely encounter terms like HOA and POA. These acronyms, standing for Homeowners Association (HOA) and Property Owners Association (POA), play vital roles in shaping the quality of life and property values in residential areas. -
Are HOA management fees worth it?
When it comes to managing a community association, the decision to hire a professional management company can be a game-changer. However, it's natural for homeowners and board members to have concerns about property management fees. -
A Complete Guide to Property Management Agreements
Dive into our comprehensive guide on how to create a strong property management agreement. Discover essential clauses and tips. Get started today! -
What is an estoppel certificate? A guide to HOA estoppels
Community associations, such as condominiums and homeowner associations (HOAs), are governed by rules, regulations, and financial obligations. Ensuring transparency and accountability within these associations is paramount. Among the essential documents that facilitate this is the "estoppel certificate," a vital component of real estate transactions within community associations. -
What is homeowners association property management?
Community property management is pivotal in maintaining and enhancing the value of residential developments and homeowners' associations (HOAs). It involves the oversight and administration of shared spaces and resources within a community, ensuring the well-being and satisfaction of its residents. -
Are You Eligible for New York City’s 2024-2025 Cooperative and Condominium Tax Abatement Program?
Our experts answered the most frequently asked questions to help owners and shareholders navigate requirements for the 2024-2025 tax abatement cycle.