Board Members must Watch their Treasurers
We've seen it time and time again. Association treasurer steals from organization. It happened again in Ohio where a condo...
Board Members Using Personal Email is an Awful Idea
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New York Court holds Noisy Condo Unit Owner in Contempt
This is not an ordinary case of noise in a condominium. Typically, condo boards have limited recourse with respect to...
New Requirements for NY Coops & Incorporated Condos regarding Board Member Conflicts of Interest
A new law (effective January 1, 2018) was just passed unanimously by Senators throughout New York which will make it more difficult...
New York Unanimously Passes New HOA Records Keeping and Production Requirements
Throughout most of our country, the states have laws requiring community associations like condominiums, HOA's and cooperatives to keep certain...
Members Get Burnt by Bad Board Members Using Association $500k for Themselves
Board Members who misspend is one thing. This Palm Beach, Florida group of Board Members used their association's money as...
You should not blindly trust your fellow board members
This time a treasurer of a Florida homeowners' association decided to use her association's bank account as a personal piggy...
Board transparency requirements are increasing. Boards need to be legally ready.
There is increasing pressure towards Board transparency and member entitlement to records. This is yet another example. A New York...
Condo Board Member Treasurer Embezzles $183,000 – Would you trust those two with overseeing your money?
This time it happened in a 72-unit condominium in Massachusetts. The Board Member Treasurer did things like writing checks to...
Second Hand Smoke is a Real Problem for Community Association Boards
In buildings that are not smoke free, smoke-odor complaints are commonplace. Someone in an apartment smokes and the smoke finds...