Board Life
Good Neighborhoods Don’t Run Themselves
It is easy to assume that this is simply what a well-run community looks like. Usually, it is the result of years of work that most people never see.
R.T. Enario
Governance
“We’re Just Volunteers” Is Not a Governance Strategy
Good boards do not pretend to know everything. They build habits that make not knowing less dangerous.
Governance
Why Five Volunteers Are Running a Public Works Department
This is the strange reality of neighborhood self-governance. You may have joined the board to help your neighbors. Somewhere along the way, you discovered you were also running a very small public works department.
Governance
How a Garden Became a $135,000 Dispute
A board does not lose authority by choosing restraint. Sometimes restraint is the better use of that authority.
Governance
Welcome to The HOA Board Next Door
Good neighborhoods do not run themselves. Neither do good associations.