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What to do if There are Insufficient Reserve Funds

What are reserve funds, and what are they used for? Reserve funds are broken down into capital and non-capital expenses; capital would be replacing a roof, and non-capital would be painting. These are...

Crunching Numbers: What Goes Into a Community Association’s Budget?

Budgets are crucial to a community association’s financial operation. Just like for-profit businesses, association boards should work diligently to develop annual budgets that estimate revenue a...

Board Boot Camp Part 1: Directors' Duties, Meetings, & Liabilities

In a recent CAMS "Ask the Experts" webinar, Attorneys David Wilson and Steven Black of Law Firm Carolinas addressed a multitude of topics that are crucial for board members - both old and ne...

How to Increase Homeowner Participation in Your Community

Homeowners can often have differing views of their community associations—some positive, some negative—depending on their source of information and experiences in the community. New homeow...

The Role of the Community Association Attorney

People often view Community Associations as simple collections of rule-obsessed homeowners that do little more than debate the color of the flowers under the monument signs leading into the community....

ARC Guidelines & Political Signs: It’s All in The Governing Documents

Architectural rules and guidelines can be a tricky topic to navigate for board members and committees charged with leading community associations. In order to properly govern their communities, those ...

Call of [Fiduciary] Duty: How Good Faith and Loyalty Guide Boards

Nearly 30 percent of North Carolina's population lives in a community association of some sort, be that a condominium or single-family community. Yet, confusion among the general population a...

Want to be an Amazing Neighbor? 5 Ways to Start (And What to Avoid)

With Americans spending more time at home than ever these days, being a good neighbor is of the utmost importance. Sure, not many people are actively trying to be bad neighbors, but if you sit down an...

New Robert’s Rules of Order

Content provided by Jim Slaughter of Law Firm Carolinas. Original article can be found here.The latest Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised has been released!For organizations that fo...

Making the Most of the Association's Service Provider Relationships

Serving on a community association's board of directors is not a task to be taken lightly as it involves overseeing the maintenance and operation of the community as well as keeping up the commun...

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