Category: Association Operations

Apartment dwellers often assume their winter heating costs are dictated by their building's central boiler or individual electric meters—but that’s not entirely the case. While condo and co-op residents can’t just replace their windows or u…

A majority of American pet owners report that they regard their pets as family members, right alongside the humans. And just like living in close proximity with other people requires courtesy and consideration for neighbors, so does living …

When it comes to running effective annual community meetings, the battle is often won or lost before the meeting is even called to order. If the residents of a building or association are fundamentally satisfied with how their community is …

In the post-pandemic era, virtual and hybrid meetings are no longer a crisis situation workaround; they’re just how boards and managers conduct community business now. Overall, that’s been a good thing. By offering in-person, video, call-in…

Preparing the annual budget for your condo or HOA isn’t the same as figuring out a budget for a couple, or even a large family. The board of a shared-interest community has to consider all the angles—past, current, and future—when drawing u…

The ever-changing, often unpredictable nature of their industry requires professional property managers to be adaptable. On any given day, a manager might find him- or herself dealing with issues ranging from managing a major capital repair…

If you own or are considering buying a unit in a condo or homeowners association, there’s a recent change in the mortgage market that deserves your full attention. In March 2026, Fannie Mae issued Lender Letter LL-2026-03, introducing signi…

Multifamily living means sharing spaces with neighbors and, unfortunately, it also often means sharing areas with pests like cockroaches, bedbugs, rats, and mice. Beyond being a skin-crawling nuisance, they can wreak havoc on a building and…

The Windy City has hundreds of green roofs covering millions of square feet. While Chicago doesn’t have a law mandating green roof conversions by a specific deadline, it does have policies encouraging both existing and new construction to i…

Keeping a building dry is both an interior and exterior challenge. All buildings, regardless of materials and construction, are at risk of water infiltration and moisture build-up in basements, walls, ceilings, window wells and roof materia…