Cedar Management Group Blog
Cedar Management Group based in Charlotte, North Carolina has acquired new corporate offices in North Charlotte, NC. The 12,000 square foot facility located at 9500 Statesville Road will serve as the main operations hub of the 40 plus staff members that support the on-going operations of the company.
Homeowner Associations find community rules and regulations within their covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs). These documents help keep order in the community and help ensure property values increase. Sometimes, this even means assisting with dues for a valued property that may not have been previously expected.
As part of a homeowner association, a property owner is entitled to rising property values, which rarely comes from home modifications. Consider that, in a homeowner association, a property owner is expected to contribute to the uniform look of the planned community.
As a Home Owners Association (HOA) often invests reserve funds into 401(k) mutual funds in order to raise the communities’ capital, there can still be cause for speculation.
Let’s consider the how overwhelmingly technology has replaced conversation. Texting, emailing, browsing, Tweeting, Facebooking, or utilizing any slew of communication apps on smart phones, iPads, notebooks, etc. Any of us with access to the internet, which is nearly all of us, are as guilty as the next for falling for the perception that any response latency is unacceptable.
The responsibilities of being a Board or committee member can get busy and stressful to the point that a community’s budget season seems to appear out of nowhere. But let's face it – the big “surprise” of budget season is mostly our doing because we too often "let" budget season sneak up on us.
A Home Owners Association (HOA) is capable of providing any services it sees fit, and it depends on the property owner to understand exactly what is available from an association per the covenants, conditions, and regulations (CC&Rs). Reviewing the governing documents is especially important in preparation for an emergency.
Over the course of the past four-five years many of us have been affected by tough economic times.