Articles by Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson owns Regenesis, a management consulting company that specializes in condominium and homeowner associations. He is a nationally recognized expert on HOA management issues.Regenesis publishes The Regenesis Report , a monthly newsletter for HOA boards, developers and managers. To subscribe, go to Regenesis.net . He can be contacted by email at .
HOA Board Directors: Lone Ranger or Tonto? July 23, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert July 16, 2008 HOA Nest Feathering July 9, 2008 HOA Model Remodeling July 2, 2008 HOA Newsletter Baker's Dozen June 25, 2008 HOA Turnover Showtime June 18, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert June 11, 2008 HOA Management: A Breed Apart June 4, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert May 28, 2008 HOA Pool Rule Prejudice May 21, 2008 HOA Health Survey May 14, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert May 7, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert April 30, 2008 Future HOA Forecasting April 23, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert April 16, 2008 Insuring HOA Success April 9, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert April 2, 2008 HOA Committee Gems March 26, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert March 19, 2008 Doggone Dogs March 12, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert March 5, 2008 Greening the HOA February 27, 2008 HOA Meetings by Design February 20, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert February 13, 2008 Common HOA Excuses February 6, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert January 30, 2008 Three HOA Rs: Rules, Regulations and Resolutions January 23, 2008 HOA Gander at Geese January 16, 2008 HOA Reserve Failure Modes January 10, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert January 10, 2008 HOA Building Ordinance or Law Insurance January 2, 2008 Ask the HOA Expert December 19, 2007 HOA Board Service Guide December 12, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert December 6, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert November 29, 2007 Formal Consensus November 21, 2007 HOA Newsletter Gold November 14, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert November 7, 2007 Recruiting Directors October 31, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert October 24, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert October 17, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert October 10, 2007 Neighbor Nuisances October 3, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert September 26, 2007 HOA Insurance Deductible Resolution September 19, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert September 12, 2007 Perfecting Praise in HOAs August 22, 2007 Beautiful HOA Barriers August 15, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert August 8, 2007 Condo Conversion Caveats August 1, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert July 25, 2007 HOA Curb Appeal July 18, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert July 11, 2007 HOA Insurance Bid Steps July 4, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert June 27, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert June 20, 2007 HOA Pool Kick Off June 13, 2007 HOA Course Changing June 6, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert May 30, 2007 HOA Target, Process & Objective May 23, 2007 HOA Enviroscaping May 16, 2007 HOA Wordsmithing May 9, 2007 Taking Proper HOA Minutes May 2, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert April 25, 2007 HOA Reserve Failure Modes April 18, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert April 11, 2007 Limited HOA Amenities April 4, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert March 28, 2007 Indemnify the HOA Manager March 21, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert March 14, 2007 Cultivating HOA Committees March 7, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert February 21, 2007 Appealing HOA Paint February 14, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert February 7, 2007 HOA Generation Balancing January 31, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert January 24, 2007 Exploring Professional HOA Management January 17, 2007 HOA Signs of Success January 10, 2007 Ask the HOA Expert January 3, 2007 Annual HOA Meeting Checklist December 27, 2006 Developing a Successful Homeowner Association December 20, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert December 13, 2006 HOA Winterization Checklist December 6, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert November 29, 2006 HOA Tree Planning November 22, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert November 15, 2006 Feng Shui HOA November 8, 2006 HOA Newsletter Tips November 1, 2006 Politics of HOA Trees October 25, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert October 18, 2006 Cultivating HOA Volunteers October 11, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert October 4, 2006 HOA Insurance Deductible Alert September 27, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert September 20, 2006 Three Ws of HOA Reserves September 13, 2006 HOA Groundscape September 6, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert August 23, 2006 Surviving Each Other in an HOA August 16, 2006 An HOA ARC That Floats August 9, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert August 2, 2006 HOA Powder Problem July 26, 2006 Frequency of Recency in HOAs July 19, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert July 12, 2006 HOA Manager Balancing Act II July 5, 2006 HOA Ordinance or Law Insurance June 28, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert June 21, 2006 HOA Manager Balancing Act June 14, 2006 HOA Meetings That Soar! June 7, 2006 HOA Rule Revival May 31, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert May 24, 2006 The HOA Rule Game May 17, 2006 HOA Newsletter Essentials May 10, 2006 HOA Project Roll-Out May 3, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert April 26, 2006 Enforcing "Nuisance" Provisions April 19, 2006 HOA Canine Companion April 12, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert April 5, 2006 HOA Trips & Slips March 29, 2006 Flap Over Flags in HOAs March 22, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert March 15, 2006 HOA Group Think March 8, 2006 HOA Prune Tune March 1, 2006 Bringing Home the HOA Bacon February 22, 2006 D&O the Right Thing February 15, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert February 8, 2006 HOA Sex Offender Offensive February 1, 2006 HOA Chimney Primer January 25, 2006 HOA Volunteers: Pick Me! Pick Me! January 18, 2006 Ask the HOA Expert January 11, 2006 Cost of HOA Complacency January 4, 2006 Deconflicting HOA Directors December 28, 2005 What are HOA CC&Rs? December 21, 2005 Ask the HOA Expert December 14, 2005 Online HOA Newsletters December 7, 2005 HOA Presence & Presents November 30, 2005 Take a Bite Out of HOA Crime November 23, 2005 HOA Car Wars II November 16, 2005 Ask the HOA Expert November 9, 2005 HOA Clauses with Cause November 2, 2005 HOA Plantasy October 26, 2005 HOA Meeting Seating October 19, 2005 Ask the HOA Expert October 12, 2005 HOA Web Tips October 5, 2005 Selecting HOA Contractors September 28, 2005 Ask the HOA Expert September 21, 2005 HOA Manager Screening September 14, 2005 HOA Pluralistic Ignorance (PI) August 31, 2005 Grow Low Water Usage Plants in the HOA August 24, 2005 HOA Pool Layers of Protection August 17, 2005 Boy Scout the IRS August 10, 2005 HOA Yield, Safety & Liquidity August 3, 2005 Ask the HOA Expert July 27, 2005 HOA Proxy Pointers July 20, 2005 Keeping the Faith in an HOA July 13, 2005 Ask the HOA Expert July 6, 2005 Tying Up HOA Loose Ends June 29, 2005 HOA Meeting Procedures: Formal or Informal June 22, 2005 Primary Steps for an HOA June 15, 2005 Ask the HOA Expert June 8, 2005 Importance of HOA Minutes June 1, 2005 Your Pet Friendly HOA May 25, 2005 No HOA Pipe Dream May 18, 2005 Color Your HOA World May 11, 2005 Hand in the HOA's Cookie Jar May 4, 2005 Ask The HOA Expert April 27, 2005 HOA Insurance Deductible Tug of War April 20, 2005 HOA Asphalt Paving 101 April 13, 2005 All The HOA News That's 'Fit to Print' April 6, 2005 The Basics of HOA Contracts March 30, 2005 HOA Reserve Study Tutorial March 23, 2005 Creative HOA Cost Cutting March 16, 2005 Symphonize Your HOA Meetings March 9, 2005 Barkdust: An HOA's Friend March 2, 2005 Planning To Win In An HOA February 23, 2005 HOA Budget Basics February 18, 2005 HOA Deck Doctor Rx February 9, 2005 HOA Dispute Mediation February 2, 2005 Why Maintain Your HOA's Asphalt? January 26, 2005 Securing The HOA January 19, 2005 Planning To Win In An HOA January 12, 2005 The Road To HOA Teamwork January 5, 2005 The Traveling HOA Drip December 29, 2004 Whole Lotta Shakin' December 22, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert December 15, 2004 HOA Scenarios And Solutions December 8, 2004 Refining HOA Reserves December 1, 2004 HOA Double Taxation November 24, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert November 17, 2004 Presenting: The HOA Budget November 10, 2004 Constructive HOA Conflict November 3, 2004 Clearing The HOA Air October 27, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert October 20, 2004 HOA Fishbowl Management October 13, 2004 Burst The HOA Curse October 6, 2004 Contracting HOA Contractors September 29, 2004 HOA Rules: Less Is More September 22, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert September 15, 2004 HOA Disclosure Exposure September 8, 2004 Lining Out HOA Signs September 1, 2004 Mind Your Speed In The HOA August 25, 2004 HOA Lawnscalping August 18, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert August 11, 2004 Bogged Down HOA Board August 4, 2004 HOA Fee Fairness For All July 28, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert July 21, 2004 HOA Tree Planning July 14, 2004 HOA Meeting Shortcuts July 7, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert June 30, 2004 Getting An HOA Roof Ready June 23, 2004 Growing HOA Reserve Funds June 16, 2004 Automating HOA Collections June 9, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert June 2, 2004 Measuring HOA Manager Performance May 26, 2004 Mining HOA Gold May 19, 2004 HOA Manager Mentoring May 12, 2004 Defining HOA Signage May 5, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert April 28, 2004 Going Against The HOA Grain April 21, 2004 Passing The HOA Baton April 14, 2004 HOA Money Matters April 7, 2004 HOA Taxman Returns March 31, 2004 HOA Fraudit Standards March 24, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert March 17, 2004 Standardizing HOA Design March 10, 2004 Hands-On Homeowner Association Democracy March 3, 2004 Finding Homeowner Association Fee Fairness February 25, 2004 Compromising HOA Position February 18, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert February 11, 2004 Selling Change In An HOA February 4, 2004 Getting Just Dues In An HOA January 28, 2004 Better HOA Builder Budgets January 21, 2004 Ask The HOA Expert January 14, 2004 HOA Tenant Tenets January 7, 2004 Decks: The HOA's Weakest Link December 31, 2003 Millie's HOA Motion December 24, 2003 Ask The HOA Expert December 17, 2003 Total HOA Recall December 10, 2003 HOA Slow Down December 3, 2003 Ask The HOA Expert November 26, 2003 Staking An HOA Claim November 19, 2003 Simplifying The HOA Numbers November 12, 2003 Overcoming HOA Reserves Resistance October 29, 2003 HOA Retreat To Move Forward October 22, 2003 Ask The HOA Expert October 15, 2003 HOA Committee Mining October 8, 2003 Greasing The HOA Wheels October 1, 2003 Ask The HOA Expert September 24, 2003 Plain Speaking In HOAs September 17, 2003 HOA Wellness Survey September 3, 2003 Ask The HOA Expert August 27, 2003 Changing Of The Homeowner Association Guard August 20, 2003 Homeowner Association Satellite Dish 101 August 13, 2003 Policizing Homeowner Association Reserves August 6, 2003 HOA Pool Rules July 30, 2003 Ask the HOA Expert July 23, 2003 Insuring HOA Success July 16, 2003 HOA Diamonds In The Rough July 9, 2003 HOA Means & Mechanism July 2, 2003 Ask the Homeowner Association Expert June 25, 2003 Pernicious Contradiction in the HOA June 18, 2003 Homeowner Association Maintenance Screening June 11, 2003 Facilitating the HOA Facilities June 4, 2003 Homeowner Association Record Keeping May 28, 2003 Ask the HOA Expert May 21, 2003 HOA Harmony By Design May 14, 2003 Homeowner Association Manager Indicators May 7, 2003 Homeowner Association Mind Bending April 30, 2003 Script Your Homeowner Association Meetings April 23, 2003 Ask the HOA Expert April 16, 2003 HOA Fire Power April 9, 2003 When Buffalo Roam in the Homeowner Association April 2, 2003 Saving Face In The Homeowner Association March 26, 2003 Homeowner Association Minutes Manager March 19, 2003 Ask the HOA Expert March 12, 2003 HOA Email Availability March 5, 2003 HOA Meeting Prep February 26, 2003 Fruits of HOA Delegation February 19, 2003 HOA Reserve Study Protocol February 12, 2003 Ask the HOA Expert February 5, 2003 Refining HOA Design January 29, 2003 HOA Sunshine Meetings January 22, 2003 HOA Rx for Success January 15, 2003 Ask the HOA Expert January 8, 2003 HOA Trip, Stumble & Fall December 27, 2002 Having a Say in an HOA December 18, 2002 HOA Directors and Officers Insurance December 11, 2002 Solving HOA Conundrums December 4, 2002 Fruitful HOA Budgeting November 27, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert November 20, 2002 HOA-ability November 13, 2002 HOA Arborists Are Awesome November 6, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert October 30, 2002 HOA Spore-ror Story October 23, 2002 Tripless HOA Transition October 16, 2002 HOA Volunteer Attraction October 9, 2002 Dealing with Difficult People in an HOA October 2, 2002 The ADA in an HOA September 25, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert September 18, 2002 Art of HOA Leadership September 11, 2002 Dealing with HOA Dryrot September 4, 2002 HOA Eco-Landscaping August 28, 2002 HOA Fiduciary Sensitivity August 21, 2002 HOA CYA (Cover Your Assets) August 14, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert August 7, 2002 HOA River of Denial July 31, 2002 Takes Two to Tangle in an HOA July 24, 2002 Solar Heat Your HOA Pool July 17, 2002 HOA Pets That Wander July 10, 2002 Controlled HOA Chaos July 3, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert June 26, 2002 Better HOA Letters June 19, 2002 Drying Up Homeowner Association Delinquencies June 12, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert June 5, 2002 HOA Coat of Many Colors May 29, 2002 HOA Kids Rule May 22, 2002 Dis'n the HOA Satellite Dish May 15, 2002 Nailing HOA Preventive Maintenance May 8, 2002 HOA Traffic Directors & Privacy Protectors May 1, 2002 Wooing HOA Volunteers April 24, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert April 17, 2002 HOA Security Perception April 10, 2002 Essence of HOA Leadership April 3, 2002 HOA Schedule of Fines March 27, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert March 20, 2002 HOA Neighbor Knowledge March 13, 2002 The HOA Event Calendar March 6, 2002 HOA Blue Light Special February 28, 2002 HOA Board Operations Manual February 13, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert February 6, 2002 How To Collect Correctly With HOAs January 30, 2002 The Myth of HOA Self Management January 23, 2002 How To Enforce HOA Rules January 16, 2002 How To Control HOA Utility Waste January 9, 2002 How To Bar HOA Rentals January 2, 2002 Ask the HOA Expert December 26, 2001 How To Minimize HOA Sniping December 19, 2001 Ask The HOA Expert December 12, 2001 Clean Sweeping HOA Chimneys December 5, 2001 How To Quell HOA Quarrels November 28, 2001 Ask the HOA Expert November 14, 2001 How To Plan An HOA Gala November 7, 2001 How To Solve Grinding HOA Disputes October 31, 2001 Murphy's Laws of HOAs October 24, 2001 How To Handle HOA Rule Violations October 17, 2001 HOA Myths Muddle Board Responsibilities October 10, 2001 "Velvet Hammer" Rules For HOAs October 3, 2001 Ask the HOA Expert September 26, 2001 Slicing the HOA Amenity Pie September 19, 2001 HOA Pet Perspective September 5, 2001 P-A-I-N-Ting in HOAs August 22, 2001 Sign Control For HOAs August 15, 2001 HOA Resale Revelations August 8, 2001 How To Conduct Effective HOA Meetings August 1, 2001 Ask The HOA Expert July 25, 2001 Rainy Day Planning For HOAs July 19, 2001 Do HOA Directors Need A Code? July 11, 2001 Ask The Homeowner Association Expert July 5, 2001 The Case For Professional HOA Managers June 27, 2001 The Goldilocks Approach To HOA Bidding June 20, 2001 Ask the HOA Expert June 13, 2001 Ground Rules For Association Meetings June 6, 2001 Tree Pruning for Homeowner Associations May 30, 2001 Should HOAs Play Cop? May 23, 2001 Ask The Homeowner Association Expert May 16, 2001 Making Informed HOA Decisions May 9, 2001 Creating Rental Restriction Policies The Right Way May 2, 2001 How To Hire Construction Managers April 25, 2001 Homeowner Associations: How To Prevent Fraud April 18, 2001 Homeowner Associations: Who Is responsible For Construction Defects? April 11, 2001 Ask the Homeowner Association Expert April 4, 2001 Homeowner Associations: What To Do When Your Board Is Attacked! March 28, 2001 An Owners Guide To Condo Insurance March 22, 2001 Homeowner Associations: How To Contract Painters March 14, 2001 Are Mushroom Meetings Weakening Your Homeowner Association? March 7, 2001 Homeowner Associations: How To Enforce The Rules February 28, 2001 Homeowner Association Resale Disclosures February 21, 2001 Homeowner Associations: How To Prevent Board Burn-Out February 14, 2001 How To Popularize Homeowner Association Meetings February 7, 2001 Homeowner Associations: Right Appearance Creates More Value January 31, 2001 Homeowner Associations: How To Build Reserve Fund Assets January 26, 2001 Sharing the Good News in Homeowner Associations January 19, 2001 Avoiding Homeowner Association Developer Traps January 10, 2001 How To Fight Dryrot in Homes, Condos and Co-ops January 3, 2001 Picture Perfect Reserves in Homeowner Associations December 27, 2000 Finding The Insurance That's Best For Your Homeowner Association December 20, 2000 What To Do When Your Condo Goes To The Dogs December 13, 2000 Coping with MINE!ors in Homeowner Associations December 6, 2000 Effective Listening In Homeowner Associations November 22, 2000 How to Promote Volunteerism in Homeowner Associations November 15, 2000 Budget Crunching in Homeowner Associations November 8, 2000 Rodent Control in Homeowner Associations November 1, 2000 Ask the Homeowner Association Expert October 25, 2000 The Homeowner Association Silver Lining October 18, 2000 Homeowner Association Newsletter Baker's Dozen October 11, 2000 Easy Money Budgeting in Homeowner Associations October 4, 2000 Ask the Homeowner Association Expert September 27, 2000 Homeowner Association Defective Siding Alert September 20, 2000 Counting the Cost of Professional Homeowner Association Management September 13, 2000 Ask the Homeowner Association Expert September 6, 2000 Homeowner Association Capital Reserves By Law or Logic August 30, 2000 Watering Wisely In Your Homeowner Association August 23, 2000 Ruling With R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Homeowner Associations August 16, 2000 Annual Homeowner Association Maintenance Review August 9, 2000 Ask the Homeowner Association Expert: Making Rules August 2, 2000 Marketing Your Homeowner Association July 26, 2000 Watt Savings for Homeowner Associations July 19, 2000 Roofing Right in Homeowner Associations July 12, 2000 Running Homeowner Associations Like Family Business July 5, 2000 Renter Rights in Homeowner Associations June 28, 2000 Homeowner Association Contractor or Employee? June 21, 2000 Ask The Homeowner Association Expert June 14, 2000 Homeowner Association World Wide Web Wise May 31, 2000 The Homeowner Association Self-Assessment Checklist May 24, 2000 Ask The Homeowner Association Expert May 17, 2000 Follow The Homeowner Association Leader May 10, 2000 Ask the Homeowner Association Expert May 3, 2000 Home Equity Loans Bite Homeowner Associations April 26, 2000 Closing Homeowner Association Organizational Gaps April 19, 2000 Proper Project Planning in Homeowner Associations April 12, 2000 Home Equity Loans Bite Homeowner Associations April 5, 2000 The Homeowner Association Money Tree March 29, 2000 Ask The Homeowner Association Expert March 22, 2000 Framing a Homeowner Association March 15, 2000 Homeowner Association Committees Par Excellence March 8, 2000 Homeowner Association Board Orientation March 2, 2000 The 3 Rs of Homeowner Associations: Rules, Regulations & Resolutions February 23, 2000 When Homeowner Association D&O Insurance Won't Do February 16, 2000 The Homeowner Association Death Spiral February 9, 2000 Queue or Merge Management in Homeowner Associations February 2, 2000 Assaulting The Homeowner Association Manager January 26, 2000 Selecting Siding for Homeowner Associations January 19, 2000 Capping & Cleaning Chimneys in Homeowner Associations January 12, 2000 Addressing Construction Defects in Homeowner Associations January 6, 2000 Homeowner Association Meetings of The Mindful December 29, 1999 The Home Owner Association Manager Search December 22, 1999 Ask The Homeowner Association Expert December 15, 1999 Fixing Your Governing Documents In A Home Owner Association December 8, 1999 Toeing The IRS Line In Homeowner Associations December 1, 1999 Tightening the Homeowner Association Budget Belt November 24, 1999 The Homeowner Association Loan Arranger November 17, 1999 Car Wars in Homeowner Associations November 10, 1999 Homeowner Association News Fit to Print November 3, 1999 Transitional Success in a Homeowner Association October 27, 1999 Ask the Homeowner Association Expert October 20, 1999 Doing the Numbers Homeowner Association Style October 13, 1999 Adopting Appearance Standards in Homeowner Associations October 6, 1999 Solutions for Homeowner Association Board Burn-Out September 29, 1999 Terminating Termites in Homeowner Associations September 22, 1999 Ask the Homeowner Association Expert September 15, 1999 The % Indicators of Homeowner Association Health September 8, 1999 Minding The Minutes at HOA Meetings September 1, 1999 Deciphering Homeowner Association Bylaws August 18, 1999 Are Homeowner Association Board Members Overly Liable? July 21, 1999 Reserve Fund Investment Strategies July 14, 1999 Building Value by Preventive Maintenance July 12, 1999 Why Homeowner Associations Don't Plan for Reserves June 30, 1999 The Board, The Baby & The Bathwater June 23, 1999 Nuts & Bolts of Homeowners Associations June 16, 1999 Resale Disclosure: A Cover Up? June 9, 1999 Symphonizing Your Homeowner Association Meetings June 2, 1999 Homeowner Associations and Insurance Problems May 26, 1999 Homeowner Association Turnover Play May 19, 1999 Lay Out The Welcome Mat May 12, 1999 Enabling the Disabled in Homeowner Associations May 5, 1999 Homeowner Associations Key To Some Community Developments April 28, 1999 Homeowner Associations: Resolving Construction Defects April 21, 1999 Harmonizing Homeowner Associations April 12, 1999
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Richard Thompson owns Regenesis, a management consulting company that specializes in condominium and homeowner associations. He is a nationally recognized expert on HOA management issues.