Reading a reserve study without an accounting degree
Percent funded, threshold funding, and the one table in every reserve study that tells a board whether a special assessment is coming — plus what to do when the number is worse than you hoped.
Blog & news
Practical writing for boards and homeowners. No listicles, no filler — the things we end up explaining on calls anyway.
What Utah’s open-meeting rules actually require of your board
Notice periods, what may legitimately be discussed in executive session, and the records homeowners may inspect under the Utah Community Association Act.
The pre-winter walkthrough every Wasatch Front association should run
Roof edges, gutters, irrigation blowouts, and snow-removal contracts. The autumn checklist that prevents most of January’s emergency calls.
Enforcing rules consistently when you know your neighbours
Selective enforcement is the fastest way to lose a violation dispute. How boards build a record that holds up, without turning the community adversarial.
Budget season: the five line items boards routinely underestimate
Insurance renewals, water, snow removal, landscape contract escalators, delinquency allowance, and reserve contributions — with realistic Salt Lake Valley numbers for 2027 planning.
What to ask a management company before you sign
Portfolio size per manager, response time commitments, vendor compensation policy, termination terms, and who exactly will be walking your property.
Getting homeowners to actually read association communications
Frequency, format, and channel. Why the quarterly newsletter nobody opens is worse than nothing, and what replaces it.
Who insures what: the association policy versus your HO-6
Where the association’s coverage stops and a homeowner’s begins, why the gap matters after a water loss, and what boards should tell owners before a claim.