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Community Matters

Community Associations Institute Pennsylvania & Delaware Valley Chapter

Condominium, cooperative and homeowner associations join CAI to learn, achieve and build better communities.

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Community Associations and Alternative Dispute...

Community Matters ·

2017/09/08

Community Associations Institute is pleased to offer the first in a three part Community Matters podcast series on Alternative Dispute Resolution. In this first episode, we will addres several basic questions - what is ADR, and what are the differences between mediation and arbitration. The second episode in the series will cover the five terms that are key to success in alternative dispute resolution, including agreements, confidentiality and defining the dispute. The third and final episode in

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15:25

Governing Documents in Community Associations

Community Matters ·

2017/08/11

In this episode of Community Matters podcast, we discuss the documents that every community association in Pennsylvania is governed by, including the Declaration of Covenants, the bylaws of the association and rules and regulations. We discuss the hierarchy of these documents, what each document consists of and how they can be amended and enforced. Our guest is Sara Austin, Esq., with the Austin Law Firm in York, PA. Sara is a graduate of the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary

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16:08

The Top 5 Directors & Officers Liability Issues...

Community Matters ·

2017/07/27

In this episode of Community Matters podcast, Angela Costigan, Esq., with the Law Firm of Costigan & Costigan will address the most frequently litigated Directors and Officers Liability issues, and how to avoid claims on these issues, including: The careful calculation of resale certificates. Assessing fines and penalties. Suspending voting rights. The establishment of architectural review boards. Financial disclosures. Our presenter for this episode is Angela Costigan, a partner at the law firm

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19:05

Medical Marijuana's Impact on Community Associations

Community Matters ·

2017/07/13

In this episode of Community Matters, we're talking pot – that is, the legal kind. Medical Marijuana is becoming legal in more and more states and in some, so is recreational marijuana. Community associations have long dealt with the issue of cigarette and other types of smoking, but does medical marijuana require new ways of thinking for community association managers and elected leaders? We’ll find out in this podcast, where our guest is Scott Reidenbach, Esquire. Scott is the founding principal

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19:10

Records Retention: What to keep and for how long?

Community Matters ·

2017/06/27

One of the questions we often get from condominium and homeowner association volunteer leaders and property managers has to do with records retention. That will be the focus for this episode of CAI’s podcast – we’ll be talking about documents such as financial records, tax returns, audits, meeting minutes, board resolutions, among others. How long should these documents be kept and stored, and where? We’ll find out in this podcast, where our guest is Marshal Granor, Esquire, with Granor & Granor, PC

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05:24

Efficient & Effective Association Meetings

Community Matters ·

2017/06/12

Community association board and committee meetings can be dreadful for all those involved. Meetings typically run long, homeowners tend to vent on issues not on the agenda, and sometimes little is accomplished. But this does not need to be the case. By establishing some simple rules, your community association meetings can become more effective and more efficient. Our guest in this podcast is Jeff Evans, LSM, PCAM, principal with Management Matters, a community association management consulting and

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17:14

Why Your Community Association Needs a Reserve Study

Community Matters ·

2017/05/19

In this episode of CAI's Community Associations Podcast, we talk with John Hershey, founder of J. Hershey Architecture Inc., about the purpose of a reserve study and why community associations of all sizes and types should have a regularly updated reserve study. John is an LEED accredited professional architect, reserve specialist and president of the firm, which specializes in consulting, design and construction management. J. Hershey Architecture has offices in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago and

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07:18

Sometimes Rentals Work FOR Community Associations

Community Matters ·

2017/04/28

One of the topics that confound community associations and their boards is what to do about renters. Many times, the question is what can be done to limit them, prohibit them or somehow control them. However, in the right circumstances, possession and rental of a delinquent unit can be a real boon to an association plagued with a zombie property. A vacant property that is a whole in the budget and a bane to the community can be turned into a valuable asset. A petition for possession, whether

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20:11

Social Media: Rules for Employers

Community Matters ·

2017/04/10

The continuing growth of social media has created an array of pitfalls and challenges for employers, including community associations. Hiring decisions have been complicated because of publicly available information on social media, employees are using social media platforms to publicly air workplace grievances and complaints, and pictures and other information posted make an employee’s conduct outside the job only a click away for managers and colleagues in the workplace. These are just a few

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07:43

Project Management: Finding the Right Professional...

Community Matters ·

2017/04/07

If your condo or community association is starting a capital improvement project, you want the job done right. Hiring the right professionals can mean the difference between happy residents and a satisfied board of directors and a disaster. In this podcast, Maria Elena Solis, CMCA, with Lemus Construction, talks with CAI's Mike Shaw about how to properly administer a capital improvement or replacement project. Maria Elena Solis, CMCAM, is a member of the chapter Board of Directors and also serves on

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13:44

Condos & HOAs: Fiduciary Duty Explained

Community Matters ·

2017/03/28

In this episode of CAI's Podcast, we will be talking about the important topic of fiduciary duty and what it means in the context of your condominium, cooperative or homeowner association. This is an important legal and financial term for elected board members and managers in community associations and we hope you will find this information useful to your community. Our guest is Gregory Malaska, Esquire, with the law firm Young & Haros in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Greg focuses his law practice in

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07:44

Governor Wolf, Legislature End Recording Fee Abuse in...

Community Matters ·

2016/11/29

Community Associations Institute’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee (CAI PA LAC) applauds Governor Tom Wolf for affixing his signature to Senate Bill 1282, legislation that will reign in skyrocketing fees charged by Recorder of Deeds in many counties across Pennsylvania for the recording of amendments to association Declarations. The Governor signed the Bill on Friday, November 4, 2016, bringing a conclusion to a five year effort by CAI PA LAC to put an end to the recording fee scheme

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