Community E-ssentials

September 2004 NUMBER 34   Volume 3 Issue 10  
In This Issue
OHU Fall Semester
Spring '04 OHU Graduates!
A Practical Guide to Amending Your Declaration
Directors and Officers Insurance - Do You Need It?
Warped Speed: How Long do Assessment Collections Take?
Hardboard Siding Class Action Suit Notice
Q & A
e-Newsletter Survey Results
Past Issues
NUMBER 33
August 1, 2004
Vol. 3 Issue 9
NUMBER 32
July 1, 2004
Vol. 3 Issue 8
NUMBER 31
June 1, 2004
Vol. 3 Issue 7
NUMBER 30
May 1, 2004
Vol. 3 Issue 6
NUMBER 29
April 1, 2004
Vol. 3 Issue 5
NUMBER 28
March 1, 2004
Vol. 3 Issue 4

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September Survey

Does your board conduct an annual performance review of its managers?

yes

no

August Survey Results

Does your Board conduct an orientation training for newly elected board members?

17% Yes
83% No

 

OHU Fall Semester
Time to grab your crayons and your pencils! Dust off that book bag! It's back to school time at OHU. Join us when we kick off our fall semester with fun and prizes!
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Spring '04 OHU Graduates!
OHU would like to Congratulate the following School of Association Leadership Graduates!

Mary Armstrong, Windsor Garden Association
Jim Daley, Mountair Village, Inc.
Jim Holzman, Quebec Plaza
Linda Horn, Mountair Village, Inc.
Linda Parker, Woodcrest HOA

The graduates attended all five School of Association Leadership classes to earn their diploma.

 
A Practical Guide to Amending Your Declaration
As associations age, the notion of amending the declaration is brought up more and more often. These associations are usually coping with modern community issues while operating under a declaration that was written long before these issues were relevant.
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Directors and Officers Insurance - Do You Need It?
Directors and officers insurance protects volunteer board members from mistakes or errors they make in governing their associations. This insurance is sometimes called “D&O” or professional liability insurance and typically is a part of many “packaged” insurance sales to associations.
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Warped Speed: How Long do Assessment Collections Take?

High stakes American civil litigation takes years, but properly handled assessment collections usually end in payment within months. What pace should associations expect once a delinquency is turned over to association counsel for collection? Can associations help to speed assessment recovery?
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Hardboard Siding Class Action Suit Notice

If you have hardboard siding on your home or property that was installed between 1980 and 1998, the association may be owed money. In the late 1990’s several hardboard siding manufacturers settled class-action lawsuits involving their defective products. Compensation is available to eligible class members who file a qualifying claim. But time is running out! The Masonite claim program ends January 2005 for all properties built in the 1980’s. It is necessary to have your claim submitted as quickly as possible.

 

If you would like more information about submitting a claim or assistance in determining whether your community has hardboard siding covered by a class-action lawsuit, click here — www.quickclaimpro.com.


 

Q & A
Each month we answer legal related questions submitted by our readers.
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e-Newsletter Survey Results
Thank you to the respondents of our e-Newsletter survey. We truly appreciate your feedback. Orten & Hindman strives to produce an excellent newsletter that is filled with timely and pertinent information. The survey results indicate we are accomplishing this and identified what is most important to our readers.
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OH University
Upcoming Classes:

School of Association Leadership
BOD 101-Success Basics for Board Members
(offered at no charge)
Wheat Ridge Campus:
September 8, 6:00-9:15 pm

Fort Collins Campus:
September 14, 6:00-9:15 pm

Click here to register


School of Association Management 
MGR 207-Nonprofit Corporation Act Inside Out
Wheat Ridge Campus:
October 6, 12:00-2:30 pm

Click here to register
 
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Community Associations Institute
The Community Associations Institute (CAI) is a nonprofit organization that provides education and resources to community associations. To find out more about CAI visit www.caionline.org
 
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