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Managing Smoking, Pets, and Other Nuisances

Regardless of where you’re located, or how long you’ve been in the business, the same types of problems tend to crop up over and over, don’t they?
It’s not the big emergencies that make you pull your hair out, but the everyday hassles that start to grate when you get lots of people living together in the same community. Things like pet issues. And smoking. And the other chronic niggling nuisances that, over time, become a real pain in the neck.
Which is why we’ve pulled together this Special Report specifically about managing these sorts of challenges.
Download now »Up in Smoke: Association Management Issues in the Age of Marijuana Legalization

More than 60 percent of American states have legalized some form of marijuana since 1996, and the legislatures in many of the holdouts have recently considered doing so. Those states with legal marijuana have seen it rapidly commoditized, with new businesses such as delivery services cropping up and becoming a part of homeowners’ daily lives.
Not surprisingly, the proliferation of pot has begun to have repercussions for community association managers, both as property managers and employers. Whether you live in a state where marijuana is fully legal, partially legal, or on the cusp of some degree of legalization, you need to know what that means on the ground.
This Special Report takes an in-depth look at some of the most pressing marijuana-related issues for community association managers and their clients and provides expert guidance on how to mitigate the associated risks.
Download now »Should You Use the Nuisance Provision to Regulate Marijuana Smoking?
In the Air: Can Nuisance Rules Check Marijuana Smoking?
How Neighbor Disputes Can Lead to Association Liability
Are Community Associations Liable for Harassment between Owners?
“Nightmare Neighbor” Lands in Jail
“Nightmare” Neighbor’s Conviction Gives Condo Owners Relief
Minimize Risks Associated with Homeless Presence at Community
More and more community association managers, especially those of HOAs or condo buildings in urban areas, are having to deal with the issue of how to handle homeless individuals on or near their properties. The homeless can pose concerns for residents and staff, ranging from creating a nuisance to criminal activity.
Minimize Liability for Increased Use of High-Risk Areas in Community
Although in many parts of the country, planned community and condominium residents are battling snow and freezing temperatures, spring and summer—with warm weather and opportunities to get active—will be here soon enough. And some communities experience soaring heat year round, like those in association-prevalent states such as Florida. Many members invite guests into the community and host seasonal parties or activities in warm weather. You may even provide association-sponsored summer fun.