To celebrate The South Florida Cooperator’s Condo, HOA & Co-op Expo’s second year of serving South Florida’s building and condominium communities, we’ll be drawing one lucky board member’s name for the $2,500 Grand Prize when the Expo ret…

With today’s condo and HOA residents much more conscious of their impact on the environment and looking for ways to reduce it, smart boards and property managers are looking to help. Simple tasks like turning down thermostats, shutting off…

 It's hard to believe that not so long ago, recycling was a pretty novel concept, especially for cities and municipalities. In the 1970s and '80s, local governments started to establish recycling programs due to rising energy prices and a …

There are two ways—and only two ways—to balance a budget: increase revenue, or decrease spending. Whether you’re the treasurer of a co-op or condo board or the President of the United States, those are the only two levers at your disposa…

Q I just bought a townhome in southern Florida. I'm just waiting for all the paperwork to go through. In the meantime, I wonder what kind of homeowner's insurance I should consider to protect my new home. I've heard that part of the…

North of Palm Beach, and located less than twenty miles from West Palm Beach Airport, off the Intracoastal Waterway and just off many major highways, lies the community of Jupiter, Florida, with its pristine beaches, parks, playgrounds …

These days, just about everyone is cutting back on spending, whether to make ends meet, save for something special or a rainy day, pay off debt or fund their retirement. Consumers are cutting coupons, looking for deals and keeping a cl…

“Get it in writing,” is a time-honored axiom. For Florida condominium associations, cooperatives and homeowners’ association it is more than advice, it is the law. A primary responsibility of all association boards is to hold regular, a…

Imagine that you’ve just started a new job. The receptionist escorts you to your desk. You sit down and…nothing. You’re just left there. There’s no orientation, no one to tell you what you are responsible for doing or how to do it. You’…

Property management, in the broadest of terms, is defined as the operation, control and oversight of real estate. Most property managers would agree that definition is just a starting point. There are many facets to the demandin…