The 2016 election and subsequent administrative and personnel changes in Washington have - or may have - an impact on the lending landscape for co-ops, condos, and HOAs. Get informed about how to keep your own building or association in rob…
Energy resiliency' means much more than just the traditional emergency generator approach for producing power during an outage; an everyday power production approach can save your building money 24/7 - not just when the lights go out. Combi…
For properties working with tighter budgets, it may make sense to 'share' staff members with neighboring buildings or associations in order to trim overhead and administrative costs. Come find out how you can join forces with other landlord…
Not only is discrimination illegal and unethical, it can result in staggering financial penalties. Come learn what the law has to say about discrimination, protected classes, and how both fit together in the context of condos and HOAs, as w…
Nobody likes a lawsuit - but sometimes they happen, even after other conflict resolution methods have been attempted. Get professional legal advice on how to minimize costs and maximize your or your board's potential recovery from litigatio…
The vast majority of condo, co-op and HOA boards are made up of volunteers who may - or may not - have any experience with multifamily administration. The learning curve for new board members can be steep, and the stakes are high. Get inval…
Regardless of whether you live in a large co-op community with hundreds of units, a small self-managed co-op with a dozen, or a townhome condominium with just a few, board meetings can be both a chore and a headache. From shareholders or ow…
Attractive communal gathering spaces are one of the many perks often found in co-op and condo living – both in the city and in more suburban communities. Rooftop patios, resident libraries, screening rooms, clubhouses – these amenities are …
They are subjects no one ever really wants to discuss: death and divorce. But when it comes to safeguarding an asset as valuable as a family co-op or condo, those discussions become imperative, however uncomfortable they may be. Should the…
Supers, building managers, maintenance persons, custodial staff, groundskeeping personnel, porters, doormen, concierges—depending on the size of a community, the staff roster for a condo, co-op, or HOA can be pretty long. The truth is, in t…