Not easy. How can government help?
I've lived in several HOAs over the years and have been on two HOA Boards. This last time, I volunteered to get to know my neighbors better and to help build a sense of "community" among residents. It's a community of about 300 condo units built in the 1960s. In short succession, a number of disasters struck -- gigantic insurance premiums with little advance warning, supply chain problems running up the cost of major projects, three water line breaks. To shorten the story, our Board is struggling with maintenance deferred by prior boards and prior reluctance to adequately fund reserves. We are open with owners about our situation, and we will pull through because of a conscious effort to be as transparent as possible and to find constructive balance between maintenance needs and our owners' financial situations. Our community will be the better for it. If I have any suggestions to offer it is that Boards must keep up with maintenance and maintain proper funding, while at the same time being scrupulously open about any difficulties. We need help from state agencies, not blame. More education of Board members and professional managers, more training in how to maintain mutual trust. The less "us vs them" mentality we foster, the better. We are all in this together, and I believe the role of government is to support, prepare and provide guidance equally as much as to clamp down. Our citizen Boards need support. Please ask how state agencies can assist, as well as develop regulations.
Share Not easy. How can government help? on Facebook
Share Not easy. How can government help? on Twitter
Share Not easy. How can government help? on Linkedin
Email Not easy. How can government help? link
Thank you for visiting the community engagement tool for the HOA Homeowners’ Rights Task Force.
Pursuant to HB23-1105, this project has now concluded. On behalf of the Department of Regulatory Agencies and the Division of Real Estate, thank you for your interest and participation.
This is the worst option for families affected by the most recent redistricting as it moves those children again in middle school. The original scenarios had 3/4 of the options keeping them at their current school. Many commenters are saying that green is the best option, but this will move those students away from their peers that they were finally reconnected with, yet again. It's nice that some neighborhoods were heard and accommodated, but that may have been at the expense of other families and subdivisions.
Share This is the worst option for families affected by the most recent redistricting as it moves those children again in middle school. The original scenarios had 3/4 of the options keeping them at their current school. Many commenters are saying that green is the best option, but this will move those students away from their peers that they were finally reconnected with, yet again. It's nice that some neighborhoods were heard and accommodated, but that may have been at the expense of other families and subdivisions. on Facebook
Share This is the worst option for families affected by the most recent redistricting as it moves those children again in middle school. The original scenarios had 3/4 of the options keeping them at their current school. Many commenters are saying that green is the best option, but this will move those students away from their peers that they were finally reconnected with, yet again. It's nice that some neighborhoods were heard and accommodated, but that may have been at the expense of other families and subdivisions. on Twitter
Share This is the worst option for families affected by the most recent redistricting as it moves those children again in middle school. The original scenarios had 3/4 of the options keeping them at their current school. Many commenters are saying that green is the best option, but this will move those students away from their peers that they were finally reconnected with, yet again. It's nice that some neighborhoods were heard and accommodated, but that may have been at the expense of other families and subdivisions. on Linkedin
Email This is the worst option for families affected by the most recent redistricting as it moves those children again in middle school. The original scenarios had 3/4 of the options keeping them at their current school. Many commenters are saying that green is the best option, but this will move those students away from their peers that they were finally reconnected with, yet again. It's nice that some neighborhoods were heard and accommodated, but that may have been at the expense of other families and subdivisions. link