President Eagle Cliffs Merged Association

I am serving my 2nd term as President of our HOA. I had previously served for 5 years from 2012 to 2017. It's a tough job, but rewarding when you have a good community association management company, and you are assigned a professional manager who is knowledgeable and responsive. We have suffered in the past from a lack of this support, but now we have a company that meets our needs. We are a small community of 41 units (23 patio homes and 18 condos). I believe HOAs serve an important role in keeping a community looking good and feeling good. Yes, there is the occasional disgruntled owner who thinks the rules don't apply to them, and they can be difficult to deal with. The role of the community association manager plays a very important role in dealing with these situations. In our community, however, the majority of the owners really care about keeping up appearances to enhance our property values. That to me is the most important function of an HOA.