tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739442929159985935.post6013304969027524479..comments2023-07-11T04:30:30.172-07:00Comments on Condo Issues.com: Why Members Don't Care About Their Community AssociationTyler Berdinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03447615900980759254noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739442929159985935.post-77376491523907632782011-03-29T03:59:32.608-07:002011-03-29T03:59:32.608-07:00I think it's pretty pathetic that condo owners...I think it's pretty pathetic that condo owners don't get more involved with the running of their complexes and voice concerns to the board. Important details that make up the value of condo properties like good management and board, cleanliness, manicured lawns etc. are too often overlooked. Of course properties lose their values over time and this is the long term effect of poor management and lack of owner vision. I'm sorry I ever purchased a condo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739442929159985935.post-39474489027728759642011-03-18T09:56:26.621-07:002011-03-18T09:56:26.621-07:00Tyler;
Great article !!!!
As you know I ha...Tyler;<br /> Great article !!!! <br /> <br /> As you know I have experienced everything you stated within the article when I was on our Board and sadly its only gotten worse. My first HOa had around 274 lots and typically only 2 to 4 members attended the meetings. Today in our new HOA we have over 800 lots and typically only 1 member attends the meetings, me.<br /> <br /> California and all other State legislators need to take your advice and act. Thanks as always for revealing the tough issues and for making suggestions to resolve them. I will be sending a copy of your article to Arizona's legislators.<br /> <br />Thanks,<br />Fred F.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739442929159985935.post-83629034552915142162011-03-17T19:13:01.982-07:002011-03-17T19:13:01.982-07:00Over 50% of my community work outside the hours of...Over 50% of my community work outside the hours of 9-5 which automatically eliminates us from serving or attending meetings. Then, when someone comes and rips up my lawn without even asking me first, and replaces it with ugly bushes, and ugly railings, I want nothing to do with our loser HOA. Our HOA is always pulling a fast one on everyone that is unable to attend meetings. I HATE THAT I EVER GOT INVOLVED WITH ANYTHING THAT HAS AN HOA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739442929159985935.post-6402271179793048332011-03-05T16:34:17.384-08:002011-03-05T16:34:17.384-08:00Hello Mr. Berding-
I read your article "Why...Hello Mr. Berding- <br /><br />I read your article "Why Members Don't Care About Their Community Associations” online this morning from the CA Network post on Twitter. It’s a great article!! Thank you for writing it! I wanted to know if you have a version I can forward to my homeowners in their newsletters and post to our website for homeowners to read. While we do not have any offices or association s in California, it aptly describes the lack of involvement in the community associations we manage in Las Vegas. Would you allow me to use it, in an abbreviated form? I would ensure you were credited in publication.<br /><br />Please let me know.<br /> <br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6739442929159985935.post-58039654597733162282011-03-04T13:13:30.129-08:002011-03-04T13:13:30.129-08:00It is hard to say why owners do not participate in...It is hard to say why owners do not participate in their HOAs; it is a deep question with many intertwined and reinforcing behaviors and reasons. Studies show that people fail to plan for their retirement and have a negative savings rate. Unlike HOA membership, retirement is not transferable and lack of savings is a short term, not long term, issue. Yet people do not do these things, even though they do have a significant stake. One part is that there is no immediate negative feedback: if an owner misses one meeting, nothing bad happens immediately. But that's only one part. Another part is that people have many priorities and the HOA isn't one of them. A third part is that, despite their property being their largest investment, they make decisions, not rationally but emotionally, so they invest more time protecting and involved in smaller investments. I think that it'd be really interesting to dig into the psyche of the average apathetic homeowner and use that knowledge to figure out what motivates or doesn't motivate them.HOA Vaulthttp://twitter.com/hoavaultnoreply@blogger.com