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Fun Fridays – Maintenance Simplified

Friday, June 27th, 2014 in Announcements, Condo, Construction, HOA, Management, Property Maintenance, Vendors by FAN

Do you have a funny picture or story to share? Email it to marketing@campbellproperty.com. If we use your picture, we will give you a $25 Publix gift certificate! This is an ongoing series where we will showcase a fun, innovative or creative item or idea that is relevant to community associations. These fun posts will […]

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7 Steps to Being Politically Smart on a Condo or HOA Board

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Management, Staff by FAN

The word/phrase of this week is: Politically Smart Let’s face it, board members – you are now politicians. Whether you like it or not, you were elected or appointed to a position of leadership in your community and are responsible for overseeing the care of what is essentially a small city government. Sitting on a […]

Tags Smart politics for condos, Smart politics for HOAs 2 Comments

Fun Fridays – Director of First Impressions

Friday, June 20th, 2014 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Management by FAN

Do you have a creative picture or story to share? Email it to marketing@campbellproperty.com. If we use your picture, we will give you a $25 Publix gift certificate! This is an ongoing series where we will showcase a fun, innovative or creative item or idea that is relevant to community associations. These fun posts will […]

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The Tax Man Cometh – Sales and Use Tax on Rental of Living or Sleeping Accommodations

Wednesday, June 18th, 2014 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Legal, Management by FAN

Our word of the week is a phrase: Sales and Use Tax on Rental of Living or Sleeping Accommodations Why is this important? This is a blog about condominium and homeowner associations, not rental apartments. Well, unfortunately, many associations are now landlords, after having taken title on delinquent units that have been abandoned. When this happens, […]

Tags sales tax on rental income, sales tax on rentals 6 Comments

Meet the Director – Jane Adams

Monday, June 16th, 2014 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Landscaping, Property Maintenance by FAN

Jane Adams is the President of Coral Gate Condominium Association, a 55+ garden style condo community with 468 units located in Margate, Florida. Jane is a registered nurse with a serious passion for helping people. She retired in 2005, after 30 years working as a Hospital Administrator in New Jersey, and quickly made the decision […]

Tags Coral Gate Condo in Margate, Jane Adams, MAC, Zonta International 5 Comments

Management fee deducted from kid’s allowance – Fun Fridays!

Friday, June 13th, 2014 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Management by FAN

Do you have a funny picture or story to share? Email it to marketing@campbellproperty.com. If we use your picture, we will give you a $25 Publix gift certificate! This is an ongoing series where we will showcase a fun, innovative or creative item or idea that is relevant to community associations. These fun posts will […]

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Split Board – “Can’t we all just get along?”

Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 in Condo, HOA, Management, Staff by FAN

This week’s word is split board. A split board in a condominium or homeowner association exists when there are two (or more) factions of directors with different goals or visions for the community. This is a very bad situation. It creates dissension in the community and commonly results in unfounded accusations of wrong doing from […]

Tags Condo split board, HOA split board, split board for community association 5 Comments

Is Your Condo or HOA Ready for Hurricane Season?

Monday, June 9th, 2014 in Announcements, Condo, HOA, Hurricane, Landscaping, Management, Safety by FAN

Summer means many things to many people. For kids it’s the end of the school year, for families it’s a time for vacation, but for most Floridians it is also the start of the dreaded hurricane season. June 1 marks the beginning of the season, which goes until November 30. Here are a few tips […]

Tags 2014 hurricane season, preparing your condo for hurricanes, preparing your hoa for hurricanes, preparing your home for hurricanes 3 Comments

Fun Fridays – Emu in an HOA

Friday, June 6th, 2014 in Announcements, HOA, Pets, Property Maintenance by FAN

One resident of an HOA tells a funny story: I had rented out my property. My tenant stopped paying rent and I was in the process of kicking him out. I came over to review the condition of my home only to find an Emu living in the backyard!!! Turns out, the lawn company hadn’t […]

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What is an RFP, and how it might PREVENT you from getting vendors to bid

Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 in Announcements, Condo, Contracts, HOA, Management, Vendors by FAN

In this “What is that Word Wednesdays Post” we learn what an RFP is. RFP stands for Request for Proposal. An RFP is a common way for an organization to solicit bids from contractors or vendors to complete a job or perform a service. Another name for this is a bid request. Unfortunately, a LOT […]

Tags RFPs for condos, RFPs for HOAs, Vendor RFPs 10 Comments

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