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You need to pick a Community Management Company with a dedicated Accounting Department

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Acri Realty

You think you have finally found the perfect Management Company for your homeowner’s Association. Proposals and RFP’s have been sent out. Interviews are complete and the Board of Directors have reached a majority vote on who they want to use. All of that is great but unless you make a visit to your prospective company you might be missing some…

How Can we Improve Our Homeowner Association’s Chances of Success?

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Acri Realty

4 Key Ways to Help Homeowner Associations Succeed Leadership: “Residents who assume positions of responsibility as officers and directors of homeowner associations will be the key to its success or the catalyst for its failure.” ~Peter M. Dunbar, Esquire, sponsor/co-sponsor of most major laws affecting homeowner associations in Florida during his decade of service in the Florida Legislature. Virtually every…

4 Tips to Board Members For Drawing the Private vs Public Persona Line

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Acri Realty

Are you struggling to separate your role as a Board Member vs simply being a homeowner from your community neighbors while living in your association community? If so, then this guideline is a must read. We are sharing 4 easy tips to help you get started on the path to living in your community instead of only being defined by…

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3 Issues Homeowner Associations Face Today

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Acri Realty

There are many issues that many Homeowner Associations and Boards face on a regular basis. Let’s take a moment to review the 3 top issues that exhibit the most contention. 1. Property Management Company does not have credentials and licensing. In a lot of states, fewer than 20% of homeowner associations are taken care of by a management company. Worse…

What Leads to Homeowner Association Failure?

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Acri Realty

How Do Homeowner Associations Go Bad? The Uninformed Homeowner The fact is that lots of newbie property buyers never ever get or bother to review the regulating documents for the association. Unconsciously, they break the policies and leads them to run afoul of the organization. The Rogue Homeowner Regretfully, there will certainly always be some homeowners that purposefully breach the…

Do Homeowners in Associations Like Their Homeowners Association?

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Acri Realty

Just How Are The Majority Of Homeowners Feeling Concerning Their Homeowner Organizations? Recent studies performed by the CAI, Community Organizations Institute, show that over 70% of homeowners are pleased to own property in a community with a homeowner association. Association residents desire the protection of association rules, regulations, and also policies that help to secure the value of their property…

How to Handle Airbnb in Your Community Association

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Acri Realty

Many association homeowners are jumping on board the Airbnb phenomenon. Especially those folks who want to capitalize on sporting events, spring break, tourism or just plain bringing in some extra cash into the budget. To Allow, or Not to Allow Short-term Rentals Some community associations allow exceptions for special events and choose to turn a blind eye in order to…

Quorum – Proxy – Motion, Oh My!

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Acri Realty

HOA Meeting Terminology Explained Homeowner meetings can be confusing so we are taking a few moments of your time to explain common HOA meeting terminology to help you understand how things work. What is a Quorum? A quorum is the minimum number of owners who must be at a meeting before business can be transacted. State law tells us what…

When Everything Isn’t FINE in Your Homeowner’s Association

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Acri Realty

How successful is your fining structure at your community? Is your association fining structure causing more strife than compliance? Are you chasing the same offender on a regular basis? Sometimes enforcing fines becomes a no-win cycle that takes up way to much of directors time and consumes far too much energy. Being a Board Member is already a thankless position,…

Unleash the Power of Online Voting

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Acri Realty

Associations are adopting electronic voting in order to pass resolutions easily, effectively and without mailing costs. Most associations are typically set up as non-stock corporations and many states are permitting electronic voting, Pennsylvania is one of them. Older governing documents do not specifically state or address how meetings are held only the frequency making implementation much simpler. Leverage Your Community…

Homeowner Association Meeting Webinar Etiquette

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Acri Realty

We recently published an article addressing the increasing interest in Virtual Board Meetings. This article explains how to implement your next successful HOA webinar meeting. A webinar is a mash-up of the words “Web” and “Seminar,” a webinar is a short-term meeting held over the Internet. Attendees log into a specialized website at a specific time to meet virtually. Webinars…