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  • Rate Your Association!

    Where does your community rank? Community associations evolve through stages. Stage One - New and effective communities. Stage Two - Associations with a few problems but functioning ok. Stage Three - Older associations with maintenance and funding issues, but still surviving. Stage Four - Associations which are unable to operate with available funding and approaching obsolescence. Take our quiz to rate your association!
  • 1. How old is your building?
  • 2. What type of association?
  • 3. Is your project a conversion from rental apartments?
  • 4. Estimate the percentage of rented homes in your association?
  • 5. How many special assessments for maintenance or repair have been proposed by your board of directors in the past 10 years?
  • 6. What does your association maintain?
  • 7. Are your maintenance reserves:
  • 8. In the last ten years did your association require repairs that were not anticipated in your reserve account?
  • 9. Does your association have pending repairs for leaks or rot damage which it cannot fully fund?
  • 10. Has your association conducted any investigation into damage that may not be visible?
  • 11. Does your association have a professional manager?
  • 12. Has a professional manager quit or been replaced in the past 5 years?
  • 13. Do your board members attend education or training seminars?
  • 14. Does your association conduct reserve studies as required by law?
  • 15. Does your board provide members with regular updates on association finances and maintenance projects?
  • 16. How many members attend annual meetings?
  • 17. Are members generally satisfied with the physical condition and finances of the association?
  • 18. Is there at least one willing candidate for each board position at each election?
  • 19. Do homes in your association sell quickly?
  • 20. Do owners have difficulty getting re-financing due to the value of the home or the condition of the association?
  • 21. Are the values of the homes in your association comparable to others in your city or county?
  • 22. Are you:
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