2009 Feb
2009 February Vol. 7 No. 2
Focus on...Board/Owner Relations
A Day Well Shared
The date is fast approaching for New England Condominiummagazine’s first annual New England Condo Expo, a one-day trade event featuring over 120 exhibitors from all over the region. The show makes its debut on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Boston’s Seaport World Trade Center. Read More
Staying out of Court
That very sentiment, penned by our 16th president, is just as relevant today as it was when written in the 1850s. Lincoln, like many experts in the field of law, would likely favor and encourage a different option – alternative dispute resolution (ADR) –as the means to settle differences. And with many of the more typical conflicts that plague condominium residents and board members, it’s well worth heeding Lincoln’s wise words and forgo the mad dash to the courthouse. Read More
Top 10 Leadership Traits
Perhaps you are entertaining the thought of running for your association board presidency. Or maybe by altruistic desire, default or coercion, you already find yourself wearing that hat. Read More
Keeping Watch
On a cold winter night, a bone-chilling wind whips through the New Hampshire condominium community, pounding against windows and seeking entrance to homes through the tiniest of openings. Read More
Taking Stock
In this period of rising energy costs—not to mention the environmental threat of carbon emissions—community associations have a golden opportunity to realize substantial energy savings for their residents. Read More
Watch that Dial!
A funny thing happened when the auto industry embracedthe digital age a few years ago, and installed electronic displays in luxury cars so that drivers were confronted with the engine’s fuel consumption in miles per gallon—in immediate numbers. Many drivers were amazed to see when the rate spiked as a direct result of certain driving behaviors. The knowledge certainly helped curb some gas-guzzling driving maneuvers. Read More
Concord, New Hampshire
A poster representing New England could well feature Concord, New Hampshire as its pictorial theme. Rich in history and culture, Concord is a small city of approximately 42,000 people surrounded by the rugged beauty of unspoiled New England. Located in south central New Hampshire on the banks of the Merrimack River, Concord was originally called “Penacook” from the Indian Pannukog – meaning bend in the river. Inhabited first by the Abenaki Indians, the area around the Merrimack River provided excellent soil for farming. The fertile land enticed Captain Ebenezer Eastman and a disgruntled group from Haverhill, Massachusetts to settle the city in 1725, and New Englanders have been drawn to this successful city with a rock solid reputation ever since. Read More
Q&A: How do we address absentee owners not carrying their weight?
We are in a small condo building of 3 units, hence do not have (quite frankly, can't afford) a management company, with the intention that the 3 owners/ trustees share in the building upkeep and responsibilities. One owner has since moved out and away, with that unit now rented. Hence the two on-site owners do it all – all the time. The absentee owner's tenants don't participate; I wouldn't either in their shoes. Read More
