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CAI Minutes - September/October 2008Great information for HOA's, especially their boards who are dealing with recent challenges to their financial stability!

See below.

Mike Shiflett


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Subject: Minutes: More Ideas for Delinquent Dilemmas


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            September/October 2008 
            Delinquency Dilemma: More Ideas to Mitigate Shortfalls
            After running "Foreclosures Up, Home Values Down: How to Handle the Delinquency Dilemma" in the July/August issue of Minutes, readers responded with ideas they are considering and strategies they've implemented in their communities during this tough economic time.
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            Community Building: Rock the Vote
            By David Durgin, CMCA, AMS
            Voter apathy is a common challenge faced by communities during election season. Unfortunately, getting people engaged in local issues, even in their own community, is always a challenge. Associations must generate interest and excitement just to get ballots returned.
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            Board Basics: Ethics Education
            Much like driver's education is required before handing the keys of a car to a teenager, board members need direction before getting behind the wheel of an association. Simply signing on the dotted line of a code of ethics and conduct pledge doesn't signify knowledge or teach any lessons.
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            Treasurer's Report: Document Requests
            By Kwame Yiadom, CMCA, AMS
            To instill transparency and accountability with owners, boards need to accommodate requests to review association files, including financial documents, during this time of economic uncertainty.
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            Minutes Masters: Tireless Advocate
            By Daniel Brannigan
            James Thomas knew six years ago when he moved into The Village at Mill Run, a new condominium development in Owings Mills, Md., that a lot of issues could pop up with the developer and builder as control transferred to the community association.
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            Quick Tips: For Happy Holiday Decorating
            The holiday season is fast approaching. For a happy and festive community, follow these tips:
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            Newslink: California HOA Mediation Bill Vetoed
            California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill (AB 567) recently that would have created a bureau to help mediate a number of homeowners association disputes, according to an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune. The bill also would have provided training for association board members. Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill because it would have created "another layer of government bureaucracy (that) is costly and unnecessary." CAI lobbied against the bill.
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            Letters to the Editor I: Foreclosure Crisis
            Find out what some of your counterparts from associations across the country are doing in response to the foreclosure crisis with letters they sent in to Minutes.
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            Letters to the Editor II: Minutes on your Mind
            Readers responded to a letter in the July/August issue of Minutes that discussed the importance of including more than just the official actions taken by a board in the association minutes. The discussion was initiated by "Quick Tips: Recording Meeting Minutes" in the May/June 2008 issue of Minutes.
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            CAI Resources: Information at your Fingertips
            CAI's Research Library, a members-only resource, contains more than 3,000 articles on associated-related issues. Articles from CAI periodicals, such as Common Ground, are available in the library one year from the date of their publication. If there's a topic you'd like more information on, type in a keyword and search any or all of the listed CAI publications.
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