Is Your HOA or Condo Board Doing A Good Job?
The truth is, most Board members are honest people that meant well when they campaigned for election and mean well when they attend and vote in each meeting. They have reasons for making the unpopular decision that the residents complain about. Oftentimes those reasons are valid and the unpopular decision was actually the lesser of two evils. But, how do you know for sure?
Read MoreThe Real Risks of Repeat Special Assessments in Your HOA
Special assessments should be exactly that–special. But many boards make the mistake of relying on them for standard funding. Here’s why that’s a problem.
Read MoreThe Infinite Game in Condo Governance
Some games are finite, timed and measured. Other are infinite, unending. Condo governance is an infinite game, but too many play it like there’s a score to be kept.
Read MoreWhat Happens After an HOA Foreclosure?
Once a collections attorney completes an HOA foreclosure, what happens? How does the HOA or Condo Association recover delinquent funds?
Read MoreCondo Deconversion: The Good, The Bad, and the Reality
Real-estate prices are reaching staggering heights and costs of building maintenance appear to be matching those numbers. Condo deconversion is the latest topic of conversation in the HOA industry. Here’s the truth about what it can mean for your condominium.
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Missing Minutes: How Community Association Document Retention Protects Against Liability
When did that rule get changed? Who voted, and when? It should be in the meeting minutes, but where did they go?
By the time you get sued, it will be too late to go back and implement a Community Association Document Retention policy. You need to put it in place now!
Read MorePre-Foreclosure Analysis: What Boards of Directors Need to Know Before They Make the Decision to Foreclose
To foreclose, or not to foreclose? That is the question… With a complete and comprehensive Pre-Foreclosure Analysis from Axela Technologies, your board of directors can now make an informed decision and save money.
Read MoreAre Virtual Board Meetings Better for Community Associations?
The pandemic has forced us to make changes to the status quo. Virtual board meetings may be one thing that will stick even after the lockdown is over.
Read MoreShould Homeowners Pay Maintenance Fees, and Other COVID-19 Relief Questions
Foreclosures deferred, mortgages on pause and amenities closed – Coronavirus has brought a lot of change to community associations. And with change comes questions. We have the answers.
Read More5 Steps to Take if you Suspect Your HOA or Condo Board of Mismanaging Funds
What do you do if you suspect that your condo or HOA board of directors is mismanaging association funds?
Read MoreThere's No Excuse for Not Paying Assessments
Homeowners have a lot of excuses for why they didn’t pay assessments. Here’s how to respond…
Read MoreAn Easy Guide to Understanding Condo and HOA Governing Documents
Every member of a community association should be familiar with its governing documents. Here’s what you need to look for…
Read MoreWhy Your Community Association Needs a Uniform Collection Policy
Struggling with the procedures to collect on delinquent assessments? Here’s a blueprint policy for your board to adopt…
Read MoreHOA Boards of Directors…Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
The Dunning-Kruger effect describes a cognitive bias in which people of limited or no experience mistakenly assess their skill level as greater than it is…
Read MoreAre there delinquencies your board of directors does not want to address?
Is your board of directors ignoring the elephant that is uncollected past due assessments? Take care of it now before it becomes a circus!
Read MoreCONDO & HOA COLLECTIONS… How to formulate a Uniform Collection Policy
All Community associations need a UCP (Uniform Collection Policy), but they are not as easy to formulate as you would think. Here are some suggestions on how to go about putting together a UCP and, more importantly, enforcing it
Read MoreCommunication is good…Data Is Critical for Condos and HOAs
All the talking heads say communications is most important to condo and HOA management, but I believe data is critical.
Read MoreCommunity Association Document Management…Where does EVERYTHING go?
If your association does not have a document retention policy, you are flirting with risk and liability.
Read MoreHOA and Condo Delinquencies is still a Problem
Would you buy into a community association where a special assessment was inevitable? Learn from the last crisis and be proactive about delinquencies.
Read MoreHOA & Condo Delinquencies What You Don’t Know, Can Hurt You
What do you know about your delinquent units and what position they are putting your association in?
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