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Today we're diving into the heart of HOA Parliamentary Procedure & Robert's Rules with our esteemed guest, Jim Slaughter.
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In this episode, we'll decipher the essence of Robert’s Rules of Order to help you navigate organized meetings with ease. A nationally recognized expert in community association law and a distinguished Parliamentarian, Jim brings his vast experience to our discussion. So, sit back and prepare for insightful conversation that could transform your meeting experiences!

Chapters from today's podcast:

0:00 Most HOA meeting disruptions are due to members not getting to talk
2:06 Introduction to Jim Slaughter05:39 Who is Robert and why do his rules of order matter? 
07:23 The importance of rules of order for small boards.
12:24 Parliamentary procedures and rules
17:39 The importance of orderliness.
19:45 The importance of a fair HOA meeting
25:14 The difference between a committee and an association meeting
27:55 Fast Track Rules of Order.

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Today Robert and Kevin discuss a trending subject almost every HOA in America is dealing with: The high cost of HOA insurance.
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Today we’ll be discussing the hot topic of the high cost of HOA insurance. A regular feature of our podcast series will be “hot topics” and current events, and right now, there’s nothing bigger than insurance. It’s disrupting budgets all across the country, and forcing boards to scramble in order to get sufficient coverage. So we’re going to dive right in, to make sure you have the insights you need to lead your association safely and successfully into the future. Fortunately, co-host Kevin Davis has been serving the insurance needs of community associations for decades, so he’s exactly who we need to give his perspective on what has changed that has created the increasing insurance costs associations are seeing, and help us all understand and be better prepared to deal with this challenge.

Chapters from today's podcast:

00:00 The rules have changed for HOA insurance

02:10 Why have HOA insurance rates risen so much in the past few years?

04:43 Climate change and insurance rates

06:53 How COVID has change insurance

07:41 Supply chain & uncertainty issues with insurance

09:01 How Champlain Towers changed things even more

12:16 How much is inflation a factor in insurance rates?

13:13 The human factors involved in the increase of insurance

 21:43 Do insurance restrictions on price pin board members into a corner?
 
30:36 Ending encouragement

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Today we are highlighting and hearing the story of HOA board member hero Zac Perry as he talks about the experiences and things he’s learned from volunteering for his community’s board
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A thankless job. What comes to your mind when you hear those two words? There is one job that without a doubt deserves to be at the top of the list. An elected volunteer or community association board member. So a regular feature of our weekly podcast is a once a month episode devoted to sharing the stories of real life, unsung board heroes and in our eyes a board Hero. As one of the 2 million elected volunteers who are worthy of recognition for simply performing a thankless job well. We hope these HOA stories will affirm the value and importance of a board that takes their responsibility seriously and inspire and motivate board members across the country to keep up the good work.

Chapters from today's episode:
00:00 What people don’t understand when joining an association
01:05 A thankless job
01:57 Intro to Board Hero Zac Perry
04:41 What were the board meetings like in a post-covid world?
05:36 The profound problem Zac found in his association
07:32 How his board reacted to the results of their Reserve Study
08:27 The culture of Zac’s HOA board
09:36  The process of passing a special assessment and raising assessments.
11:23 Zac’s favorite and least favorite aspects about serving on a HOA board
12:36 Did the previous board set Zac’s board up for success or failure?
14:10 Zac’s board’s decision to have their community professionally managed
15:37 How the external world effects the internal world of an HOA 
17:45 Zac gives advice to anyone considering joining a board

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HOA Board Dynamics. Some can be toxic and some can be amazing. So how do you pinpoint what type of HOA board your association is? And what can you do to change your association culture to be prepared for the future? Listen to find out!
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Today on Common Sense for Common Areas Robert introduces his regular co-host Julie Adamen. They discuss some great questions on how to identify traits of a strong, toxic, and well functioning HOA board, recruiting new board members, and how to be prepared to the best of your ability for board meetings.

Chapters from today's episode:
00:00 What do home owners see at their board meetings?
01:11 Intro to Robert and Julie 
04:07 Julie shares some background on herself
06:41 Evaluating the right manager for an HOA board
09:25 The characteristics of a strong, toxic, and well-functioning board
14:16 Interesting dynamics with different kinds of people on a board
17:01 More traits of a healthy board
19:11 Boards changing with the times & new stressors
23:46 Recruiting & what keeps people away from volunteering for a board
25:32 Being prepared for board meetings for your HOA
30:55 How to deal with the certain personalities on your board currently

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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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Stay with us weekly for actionable insights that:

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• Protect Your Property Values

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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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