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Are you a new board member or taking over management of an existing community? These five practical tips can help boards and managers avoid common problems with governing documents, assessments, communication, deadlines, and enforcement. Continue reading ...

One of the things I frequently hear from homeowners association and condominium board members is how proud they are that they have managed to keep assessments low, sometimes without an increase for many years. While that may sound like an accomplishment, it can actually be a warning sign. Keeping assessments artificially low, particularly at the expense of properly funding re...

Other than the main motion, the motion to amend may be the most frequently used motion in meetings. Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised has more than 80 motions and variations, depending on how you count them. (I don’t recommend going looking for all of them.) But if you can master the motion to amend, you’ll probably be able to handle 75% of the parliamentary problems that...

Session Law 2026-59, which became effective last month, amended both the NC Planned Community Act (47F) and NC Condominium Act (47C). North Carolina has changed the rules on what homeowners and condominium associations can do about American and North Carolina flags. Under prior law, an association could regulate or even prohibit a United States or North Carolina flag if its D...

Several years ago, during COVID, I wrote about whether homeowner and condominium associations should relax their normal assessment collection practices. Many boards were understandably concerned about owners facing financial problems. The circumstances are different now, but the broader point remains: sometimes being too lenient about unpaid assessments does not help anyone, ...