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Today Robert and Kevin talk about one thing that has drastically changed the mindsets of HOAs across the country: COVID-19.
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Three long years of COVD-19 has changed our lives individually, but our community associations have changed drastically as well. People have become more distrustful and abrasive. Online HOA Board Meetings have become name-blame screaming matches. How did we get here and can we reverse course? Kevin and Robert discuss the current problems COVID-19 brought to communities and a way we can fix ourselves to become more peaceful community associations

Chapters from today's episode:
0:00 We need civility
 01:17 Changes to HOA Communities since COVID-19
 07:23 The challenges to video HOA Board Meetings
 12:49 Is our lack of trust and civility learned? 
 17:05 How communities challenge everything instead of living respectfully
 21:50 What percentage of people are not fit for community living in an association? 
 25:14 Reeducating buyers about community living
 28:12 Shared Humanity

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Today Robert Nordlund has guests Eben Hansel & Roger Winston to talk about Condo Termination/De-conversion and why it’s important to you!
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Everybody should locate their “emergency exit” before going on a journey. The same is true for an association traveling into the future. Associations are not necessarily designed to physically or economically last forever. In this episode we learn about the association “Termination” or “De-Conversion” process, where a shared ownership association reverts to single-owner status. Learn why this happens, how, and when. As an “emergency exit” it is rarely employed (only hundreds have occurred in the USA), yet it is best to know that this exit strategy exists.

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Eben Hansel: https://www.ballardspahr.com/people/attorneys/h/hansel-eben

Roger Winston: https://www.ballardspahr.com/people/attorneys/w/winston-Roger

Chapters from today's episode:
00:00 Hostel Takeover
 01:00 Intro to Eben Hansel & Roger Winston
 02:59 What is Condo Termination? 
 08:27 Is there HOA & CO-OP termination? 
 10:56 Challenges with condo termination 
 13:39 The two ways condo termination can go
 16:10 The difference between a CO-OP and a condo
 20:28 Are there certain situations that unite home owners to sell all at the same time? 
 24:52 What does it look like when a developer is driving a condo termination? 
 32:09 First steps you can make if your community is being taken over by a condo termination

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Welcome to Common Sense for Common Areas podcast. In our first episode we introduce you to Robert Nordlund and Kevin Davis, and share our story in starting this podcast.
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Chapters from today's episode:

00:00 Intro to Show

01:00 Intro to hosts - Robert & Kevin share their HOA board stories

14:45 What is drawing Robert & Kevin to do this podcast?

22:43 Being able to educate HOA board members country-wide

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Common Sense for Common Areas” exists to help all 2 million HOA board members nationwide have the right information at the right time to make the right decisions for their future. If you’re a board member, that’s you!
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Trailer Transcript:
When I first joined my HOA board, no one told me how hard it was going to be. We had money problems, legal problems, repair problems, and people problems. I remember thinking, there has to be a better way. Thankfully there was! Over the past 35 years, my co-hosts and I have helped thousands of associations just like yours get on the right track. We’re now on a mission to make sure all 2 million HOA board members across the country have the right information at the right time to make the right decisions for the future of their association. In other words, we’re here to provide the type of common sense for common areas that leads to your success! If you're a current boardmember or thinking about volunteering to serve on the board o

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