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Homeowner Association Assessments: Expensive Ways to go “Cheap”
(Expensive Ways to go “Cheap”) By: Helsing Admin Far too many Boards feel it is their duty to reduce homeowner association assessments – they are
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HOA Insurance Policy 101
(A Primer for Homeowners) By: Helsing Admin The following article is a user guide for homeowner use in understanding insurance issues involved in living in
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I am a Victim of a Dishonest HOA
By: Helsing Admin Mr. Helsing, As I read your article the first thing that comes to mind is, “people who have nothing to hide, hide
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HOA Accounting: How to Read Your Financials
By: Helsing Admin Accounting is the process of recording, summarizing, analyzing, and interpreting (money-related) activities to permit individuals and organizations to make informed judgments and
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How the Board Lost Millions of Dollars…
…And maybe all their personal net worth By: Roy Helsing This is a true story. The details have been slightly altered to avoid revealing the
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How Social Media Can Help Your Association
(And How Can You Tell) By: Roy Helsing It is definitely the era of social media. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and countless other choices keep many
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HOA Reserve Fund Requirements
How Much is Enough and How Can You Tell By: Roy Helsing There is a critical step often missed by the Boards of Directors in
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How Do We Dissolve the Association
How Do We Dissolve the Association? By: Roy Helsing A reader writes: How can we make our association go away? We have minimal common area
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Homeowner Arrested for Questioning HOA
Don’t question your HOA or you might get Arrested! Actually – you should question your HOA if you think what is going on is wrong,