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Pets bring a certain spark to your HOA, but gentle yet firm HOA management is essential to maintaining community order with animals.

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Secretary, president, treasurer, vice president – there are quite a few positions on an HOA management board, and quite a few roles within them. As extensive as these positions are, though, they don’t cover everything that might need to get done in a HOA, hence why many communities who work with property management services hire an HOA community manager.

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A home’s exterior is an expression of an owner’s individuality, and living in an HOA shouldn’t change that. However, aside from their obligation to respect self-expression, HOA management has a responsibility to keep property values high, which means setting boundaries to ensure the neighborhood remains universally appealing.

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Virtual or in-person, an HOA management board’s meetings are a critical part of what it means to hold such a position. Not only that, but they’re essential to moving the community forward, to setting goals, and to seeking feedback from residents to make sure their needs are being met.

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It’s within HOA management’s responsibilities to change a rule that isn’t working, but it can be quite an extensive process! Learn how to do it right here.

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The internet can truly open doors for your HOA—take it from a provider of online property management services! We’ve been huge proponents of these technologies for what feels like forever, and we love how they make communication and accounting property management so much easier.

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Our planet needs all kinds of wildlife to survive, but when those of the pesky sort make their way into your neighborhood, it can mean mass chaos for your HOA residents. From plummeting property values to neighborhood-wide unease, even a single family of unwanted house guests can prove quite troublesome, to say the least. Also, when animals aren’t in their natural ecosystems and eating their natural food sources, they can become ill, not to mention disrupt nature’s fragile balance.

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Whether it’s due to a packed schedule, new community challenges, or sheer incompetence, one thing is evident to you: your HOA management board needs help. Your neighborhood just doesn't look or feel like it used to, and you thus have no idea what cause your dues are going towards—frankly, you’re regretting even moving to an HOA in the first place!

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HOA management has the responsibility to pick vendors that will serve their communities well, but this can be easier said than done!

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Holding a position in HOA management means a lot of public scrutiny, but you can learn to use both criticism and praise to your advantage.

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