Community E-ssentials

September 2007

August Manager Results

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September 26
Successful Collection
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August Quick Poll Results

Does your association permit residents to create Accessory Dwelling Units in their homes to utilize in caring for aging parents or other family members?
36% Yes
64% No

Do you believe that community associations should permit residents to create Accessory Dwelling Units in their homes to utilize in caring for aging parents or other family members?
62% Yes
38% No

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Senior Housing Meets Growing Demand but Must Comply with Strict Eligibility Rules
Active adult communities continue to gain popularity across the United States. However, there are strict guidelines that must be followed in order to exempt younger individuals from living in these communities. This article examines the options for senior housing and the guidelines that must be followed in order to retain age-exemptions.
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Residential Developments Court Older Homeowners
Turn on the television or open a newspaper and you will no doubt see an alarming report that the housing market continues to be in a slump. This news article, published in the Springfield, Missouri Business Journal, examines the growth in the real estate market for retirement communities.
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Assigning Assessment Liens - An Option For Collecting Delinquent Assessments
Ask any professional community association manager or member of an association board of directors - and they will tell you one of their top challenges is collecting delinquent assessments. This article examines the option of selling assessment liens as a collections tool.
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Beat Summer Heat - Think Snow!
Did your association have snow removal challenges last winter? Don't wait for the first snow fall to get ahead of the curve on ensuring that you will have appropriate and adequate snow removal for the coming winter. This article examines key contract provisions that associations should have in contracts with their snow removal vendors.
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Hillary Clinton as a Tenant? Short-Term Rentals During the Democratic National Convention
Like it or not, the Democratic National Convention is coming to town. Along with the Convention, comes housing accommodation issues. If residents are asked to rent their homes out during the Convention, this article examines issues that may need to be taken into consideration.
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