Category: Operations
Workers’ Compensation for Amish Contractors
Generally, all workers need workers’ compensation coverage. The board must make sure that anyone entering the community association property to perform work is covered. This ...
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Resident Board Members
Ohio law requires that community association board members be owners in their communities, the spouse of an owner in their communities, or the principal, member ...
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Emergency Operating Expense Special Assessments
Ohio requires that condominium and homeowner association boards adopt an annual budget to build sufficient reserves to repair and replace major capital items, in the ...
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Quorum Required For Annual Meetings
As community associations hold their 2013 annual meetings, many share a common challenge: obtaining a quorum to conduct business. A quorum is the number of ...
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Eliminating Common Element Recreational Facilities
In these difficult and challenging financial times, several community association boards have inquired about the proper procedure to eliminate an association amenity, such as a swimming ...
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Reducing the Risk of Break-Ins While Away on Summer Vacation
Hopefully, an owner within your association will never have the misfortune to be a victim of a burglary. Burglaries not only result in damage to ...
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Only You Can Prevent Potting Soil Fires
Potted plants are a great way to improve outdoor space and add color to a balcony or patio. However, many people do not realize the ...
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Transition Study, Reserve Study. What’s the Difference?
Most board members understand what a reserve study is and the beneficial role it plays in managing the financial future of the community association. Another ...
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The Growing Trend of Community Associations’ Digital Record Keeping
Like any corporation, community associations generate a tremendous amount of paper records and documents. Some larger and/or older associations must dedicate entire rooms to storing ...
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New ADA Pool Regulations Generally Don’t Apply to Associations
Recently, the US Department of Justice revised its Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) regulations regarding pools. These new regulations require that public pools have sufficient ...
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