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Use this language, which sets limits on the number and duration of meetings a manager must attend, in your management contracts to help combat manager burnout within your management company. Show this clause to your attorney before adapting it for your own use.

Here are Model Rules for your playground based on our experts’ recommendations. Talk to your insurance carrier and attorney about adapting them to post at your playground.

You can have an owner fill out and submit this form when she wishes to use her unit for other than residential use. By requiring owners to submit this application, the board can head off unwanted business uses before they begin. Make sure the association’s attorney reviews the form before putting it into practice.

Because every situation is different, there’s no boilerplate letter that all association managers can use to inform members of the need for a special assessment. Still, there are common threads in what an effective letter should cover.

We drafted this Model Agreement with the help of Virginia attorney Scott Sterling and Maryland manager Leonard Frenkil. Ask your attorney to help you adapt the agreement for your own use.

It’s important to take immediate action as soon as it becomes clear that a member is attempting to resolve a grievance by withholding assessments. Work with your attorney to adapt the following letter for your use, and to ensure it complies with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Since your employees know more about what they do than anyone else does, they’re often in the best position to spot changes that could make your community more efficient. Our Model Memo was drafted with the help of California-based motivational speaker and management consultant Anne Bruce. In addition to asking employees for their suggestions, it…

If you decide to implement an employee referral program for your staff, draft a memo introducing it and explaining the rules.

This Internet usage policy will help members understand how they should use association-provided Internet access and the consequences of improper usage. Show the policy to your association’s attorney before adopting it.