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New Year’s Resolutions for Your Homeowner’s Association

They say the key to any good relationship is communication. So how do you maintain a good relationship with your residents? Communicate better in 2016! One of the simplest ways to do this is to create a newsletter. The newsletter can include community updates, project plans and schedules, or even fun updates about residents to […]

Winter Preparation

Although temperatures are yet to seriously plummet, chilly mornings promise that frigid temperatures are on the way. To prepare for winter weather, there are a few things condo associations should do to ensure the safety of tenants and their guests and of the building itself. Prepare for Ice Condo associations have a responsibility to ensure […]

Running Your HOA as You Would a Business

As anyone who has ever started or taken over a business will tell you, it’s not easy. Keeping a business running takes many hats, and there are no shortcuts to success. Making a business successful and keeping it so year after year is even more of a challenge. All of this is also true of […]

Pilera Updates: November 2015

  More customized Announcements, Messages, and Welcome Messages: Welcome email message templates may now be edited with a new Rich Text Editor (RTE)- allowing for better handling of fonts, layout, color, etc. Announcements and message emails now have HTML support, and may now be edited with a new Rich Text Editor (RTE)- allowing for better […]

Preventing Theft of Your HOA Funds

Money, for better or worse, is a Homeowners’ Association’s (HOA’s) lifeblood. It keeps a property solvent, covers repairs and emergencies, and allows for an association to budget for upcoming years. Though not a frequent occurrence, there have been situations in which an HOA’s funds have been misappropriated. In some circumstances, the head of the HOA […]

See You In Court!

We unfortunately live in a rather litigious society, and if you’re on the board of an HOA long enough, chances are that you’ll be involved in at least one lawsuit. In this post, we’ll explore the primary reasons people file suits and what you should do about it. The vast majority of lawsuits that HOAs […]

When Is Moving Season?

Most condo property managers are probably breathing a sigh of relief that moving season is over, and the chance of having to deal with a new owner moving in or an old one moving out is slim. However, not every buyer and seller adheres to the spring/summer moving season tradition. Each season has its benefits […]

Requirements for Property Managers

Property management companies can come into being in a multitude of different ways. A son or daughter might inherit a multi-family home from their parents and decide that they have a knack for property management. A landlord might choose to expand his or her holdings and assemble a property management team around themselves. Or an […]

Luxury Condo Amenities

Today, we discuss condo amenities that only the super rich can afford. Some of these may seem out of reach, but hey — we can always dream, right? And scaled-down versions of some of these are well within reach if condo associations get a little creative. Private Pools Having a pool for residents is a […]