AVOIDING “US v. THEM” PART I – INCLUSION
Too often, hardworking community association Boards find themselves at odds with their homeowners. Conscientious Board members, who are volunteering their time, talents and energy to better the community, wonder why their efforts are unappreciated and why they are...
Grandfathered … or not?
A Westchester County cooperative apartment corporation decided to prohibit washing machines in apartments by creating a new House Rule. The basis for the new rule was a finding by the Board that the plumbing system in the building was “not sufficiently robust” to...
THE RULES OF THE COMMUNITY RULE THE DAY
As homeowners and a Board in Westchester County recently discovered, nothing constructive comes from a Board member’s informal and improper permission to a homeowner for an alteration. According to the Appellate Division, Second Department’s decision in Ives v...
CLOTHESLINES and Other New Technologies
Most Long Island community associations have a House Rule that prohibits homeowners from hanging their laundry outside to dry on a clothesline. Most Board Members in these communities would be dismayed to learn that, in community associations in other parts of the...
Community Associations in the News
You may have read recently about the homeowners association in Las Vegas in which a teenage resident was severely injured in a playground accident (see the July/August 2018 issue of CAI’s Common Ground Magazine, pages 20-25). The jury rendered a $20 million verdict...
Board Member E-mails
While e-mail has become one of the most common and preferred means of communication, it may not always be the wisest or safest method for board members of community associations. At the very least, certain precautions need to be taken. First and foremost, boards...
Broken Pipes = Headaches for Condominium Boards
With the recent spate of frigid temperatures, we have received numerous calls from condominium Boards of Managers about incidents of broken pipes due to freezing. When the pipes thaw, water floods and damages the unit and, often, neighboring units and common areas....
A Board’s Map To Successful Collection Of Common Charges And Assessments In Condominiums And Homeowners Associations
In order to successfully operate a planned community, payment of certain expenses associated with the operation, maintenance, and control of the association are required. The Board creates a budget for these expenses, including proper reserve funding, and thereafter...
New Conflict of Interest Law
The NYS Legislature recently passed a new law, signed by the Governor in September 2017, which purports to impose conflict-of-interest reporting requirements upon condominiums and cooperative housing corporations. The law requires, first of all, that at least once...
Smoking In The Boardroom
In recent years, municipalities have banned cigarette smoking in government offices and places of public accommodation. Many private entities also prohibit cigarette smoking in office buildings, factories and warehouses. Even facilities that originally established...
How to Choose a Property Management Company
Management companies come in all sizes and shapes, as do community associations and their boards, and there is no clear answer to the question of how to choose the company best suited for your Board and your community. Like most things in life, there can be...
NEW — CAI-LONG ISLAND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM
The Board of Directors of the Long Island Chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI) is excited to offer a new service to its members: mediation services to help resolve disputes in community associations. This service is available to help resolve disputes...
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