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Reserve Studies and Their Role After a Major Loss
Most homeowners associations commission a reserve study every few years, a document that inventories major common-element components such as roofing, siding, asphalt paving, and mechanical systems, estimates their remaining useful life, and projects how much money the...Browse the full Resources Index
How Associations Select Contractors After Storms
Selecting a contractor to repair storm damage to common elements is one of the more consequential decisions a homeowners association board makes, and most governing documents require some form of competitive process before a contract of significant size is signed....Browse the full Resources Index
Documenting Common Area Damage
Common area damage differs from damage to a single dwelling in one important respect: it affects property that no individual owner has exclusive authority to document or repair, which places the responsibility for a thorough record on the association itself. After a...Browse the full Resources Index
Matching Across Multiple Association Buildings
An association with a dozen buildings sharing the same roofline, siding color, and trim details faces a matching question that a single homeowner never encounters: what happens when only some of those buildings sustain damage severe enough to require replacement,...Browse the full Resources Index
