From our friends at APRA
Association of Professional Reserve Analysts (APRA) is the national trade association for those that carry the prestigious Professional Reserve Analyst (PRA) credential. APRA provides a common base of knowledge, standards of care and professionalism. Membership is open to reserve study providers and those that provide related services. For membership information and the latest APRA Advisor, go to www.apra-usa.com
IN THIS EDITION
Slow Economy Planning. Prioritizing renovation events.
Budgeting Tips. Get ahead of the budget season.
Contractor or Employee? Be sure you hire who you think you’re hiring.
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APRA Advisor is distributed to over 10,000 HOA board members and managers throughout the country. For advertiser information, email APRA@teamwi.com
Richard Thompson PRA™
President - Association of Professional Reserve Advisors
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Monday, July 5, 2010
The Regenesis Report (National Edition) July 2010 is now available
From our friends at Regenesis.net
Richard L. Thompson
The HOA Expert™
www.Regenesis.net
The Regenesis Report (National Edition) July 2010 is now available for viewing at www.Regenesis.net
IN THIS EDITION
IN THIS EDITION
Managing Solo. Is your HOA cut out to go it alone?
Ask the HOA Expert™. Another set of intriguing Q&As.
How to Deal with a Crazy Board. Tips for getting your point across.
Committee Charters. Every committee needs marching orders.
Collection Policy Scorecard. Does your Policy have what it takes to bring home the bacon?
Pool Considerations. Tune up your pool operation.
The Coach Speaks. Never mistake activity for achievement.
Bob’s Rules of Disorder. How to bring your meetings to a grinding halt.
Ask the HOA Expert™. Another set of intriguing Q&As.
How to Deal with a Crazy Board. Tips for getting your point across.
Committee Charters. Every committee needs marching orders.
Collection Policy Scorecard. Does your Policy have what it takes to bring home the bacon?
Pool Considerations. Tune up your pool operation.
The Coach Speaks. Never mistake activity for achievement.
Bob’s Rules of Disorder. How to bring your meetings to a grinding halt.
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Besides the personalized Ask the HOA Expert™ service, there is a vast number of self-help resources.
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Besides the personalized Ask the HOA Expert™ service, there is a vast number of self-help resources.
All for only $99/year. For details, see www.Regenesis.net/SubscriberInformation.htm
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The HOA Expert™
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Found This Good Slide Presentation at the Oregon Association of Home Inspectors
This slide presentation by Jim Katen of the Oregon Association of Home Inspectors discuses waterproof decks and their issues.
Take a look by clicking here to OASHI.org's website page
Take a look by clicking here to OASHI.org's website page
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
RCI, Inc. And The SWR Institute To Offer Webinar Series
RCI, Inc. And The SWR Institute To Offer Webinar Series
June 29, 2010
Raleigh, NC – In July, RCI, Inc. and the Sealant, Waterproofing & Restoration Institute (SWRInstitute) will release the first in a series of several collaborative Webinar programs.
Air Barriers: Condensation, Water Intrusion and Energy Efficiency is a two part Webinar series. Part one will be broadcast Tuesday, July 20, 2010 and part two will be hosted Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Both segments will run from 1:00 – 2:00 PM (EDT).
Air Barriers: Condensation, Water Intrusion and Energy Efficiency will focus on the critical performance of air barrier systems in building envelopes.
Participants will receive one hour of AIA/CES and RCI CEH credit per Webinar.
Moderators for both Web sessions will be David Boyer of PROSOCO, Inc. and Kami Farahmandpour of Building Technology Consultants, PC.
A strategic alliance between RCI and SWRInstitute furthers the goals of both organizations – to promote standards for those involved with sealants, waterproofing, building exteriors and restoration.
For more information regarding specific content and registration for these programs, visit: http://www.swrionline.org/program/Webinar.asp.
RCI and SWRInstitute have begun collectively developing educational documents and programs for sealant, waterproofing, building exterior, and restoration practitioners. For more information on these professional groups, visit: www.rci-online.org and www.swrionline.org.
SOURCE: SWRInstitute and RCI, Inc.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Connecticut Condo Owners Learn the Hard Way That Contractors Without Proper Insurance Can Screw Them Over
You've Been Warned...Read This and Learn...
...The roofing contractor working on the building in October lacked the proper insurance, so owners of all 100 units in the Twin Oaks complex -- not just the 20 in building 106 -- are on the hook for the repair bill. A special $400-plus monthly charge was imposed by the condo association in January to raise $200,000 for emergency roof work, utility safety tests and repairs.
This saddled owners with the added burden of the special assessment on top of mortgage payments and the $300 monthly common fees, without having relief from rental income in 106 Oakwood to defray costs.
Two of the owners in 106 are now in court, facing foreclosure.
The special assessment is an added burden for owners in all five Twin Oaks buildings.
""People were barely making it before," an elderly owner on a unit in neighboring 102 Oakwood Ave. said Friday. "Mother Nature did the damage, but the innocent have to pay the bill."
'It Was Bad'
Contractor KLS LLC of Wethersfield lacked proper insurance for roofing work being done at the time of the storms, though that wasn't determined until after the deluge. The company had coverage for snowplowing and landscaping but not for roofing work, according to the Newington insurance agency, Connecticut Insurance Exchange, listed on the KLS permit applications on file with the West Hartford building department.
Glenn Terk, the contractor's attorney, said Friday that he advised his client not to discuss the issue publicly because of the "potential for litigation." Terk noted that no civil actions have been filed against his client, who had done roofing work in the past for Twin Oaks.
But someone is to blame, Pastor said, and not the tenants, who were just living their lives.
"The contractor was chosen by somebody," he said. "Is this whole thing an issue of building management, of the roof not being properly maintained and so it needed repairs? Is it the condo association? Is it the roofer, for obvious reasons? Everybody is going to blame everybody, but how complicated is it?"
READ THE WHOLE STORY AT THE HARTFORD COURANT BY CLICKING HERE
...The roofing contractor working on the building in October lacked the proper insurance, so owners of all 100 units in the Twin Oaks complex -- not just the 20 in building 106 -- are on the hook for the repair bill. A special $400-plus monthly charge was imposed by the condo association in January to raise $200,000 for emergency roof work, utility safety tests and repairs.
This saddled owners with the added burden of the special assessment on top of mortgage payments and the $300 monthly common fees, without having relief from rental income in 106 Oakwood to defray costs.
Two of the owners in 106 are now in court, facing foreclosure.
The special assessment is an added burden for owners in all five Twin Oaks buildings.
""People were barely making it before," an elderly owner on a unit in neighboring 102 Oakwood Ave. said Friday. "Mother Nature did the damage, but the innocent have to pay the bill."
'It Was Bad'
Contractor KLS LLC of Wethersfield lacked proper insurance for roofing work being done at the time of the storms, though that wasn't determined until after the deluge. The company had coverage for snowplowing and landscaping but not for roofing work, according to the Newington insurance agency, Connecticut Insurance Exchange, listed on the KLS permit applications on file with the West Hartford building department.
Glenn Terk, the contractor's attorney, said Friday that he advised his client not to discuss the issue publicly because of the "potential for litigation." Terk noted that no civil actions have been filed against his client, who had done roofing work in the past for Twin Oaks.
But someone is to blame, Pastor said, and not the tenants, who were just living their lives.
"The contractor was chosen by somebody," he said. "Is this whole thing an issue of building management, of the roof not being properly maintained and so it needed repairs? Is it the condo association? Is it the roofer, for obvious reasons? Everybody is going to blame everybody, but how complicated is it?"
READ THE WHOLE STORY AT THE HARTFORD COURANT BY CLICKING HERE
Friday, June 25, 2010
RIP-Poor Flashing Job Dooms Tiled Deck in Arroyo Grande
It's just a lousy flashing and wrapping job that combined to deliver a knockout-the beams are so rotted, I don't know wht the deck was still standing...
Major repairs are required before I can install the waterproofing. Stay tuned...
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