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BuildingLink – Case Study – Opening Common Areas in a Pandemic

BuildingLink – Case Study – Opening Common Areas in a Pandemic

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BuildingLink – Case Study – Opening Common Areas in a Pandemic

Re-opening Common Areas in a Pandemic

“Avery and the entire BuildingLink Team were incredibly helpful as we began to set up our processes and procedures for the reopening of our amenities. They worked diligently and quickly with all of our Property Managers – across our entire portfolio – to ensure that our reopening was successful and safe.”

      – Brian Dashnaw | GDC Director of Property Management

The Issues:

Brian Dashnaw, Director of Property Management at Ginsberg Development Company, reached out to BuildingLink on behalf of his 12-property portfolio. After months of full closure of all the common spaces, such as pools, fitness centers, and community rooms, there was an urgent need to begin shaping some sort of plan for the safe reopening of these facilities – a plan that was compliant with all the local regulations and pandemic best-practices for social-distancing.

A list of requirements was compiled, which included (a) gathering the necessary attestations of health from residents looking to use the facilities, (b) limiting the maximum number of residents using a space at a given time, and (c) distributing access to limited resources equally and fairly across all residents.

The Solution:

The BuildingLink Support Team crafted customized suggestions and implementations to meet GDC’s goals of a smooth and controlled reopening, which included implementing some of these useful platform features:

·                     Rolling out a slotted, limited-quantity reservation structure for previously “Come one, come all” spaces, like pools and fitness centers.

·                     Implementing mandatory liability waiver consents regarding compliance with health regulations, for all residents placing reservations.

·                     Tweaking the rules regarding advance reservations, to guarantee that new reservations slots opened up each day.

The GDC portfolio also includes special situations where pools and other amenities are shared across multiple properties. BuildingLink’s “Shared Amenities” functionality allowed for these new rules to be applied seamlessly across all buildings and all residents seeking to access these common spaces.

Service Uninterrupted:

Introducing these and other changes helped GDC smoothly reopen their facilities. Similar “reopening adjustments” were undertaken with many of our 5,000+ properties and property managers.

Please contact BuildingLink at sales@buildinglink.com.

Thank you,
Richard Worth
Regional Sales Director – Florida
407-529-6063
Richard@BuildingLink.com

 

BuildingLink is currently used in over 5,000 properties in the U.S. and worldwide, offering efficient management, seamless communication, and an enhanced living experience for residents.

 

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Gear Up For Autumn With Our Pond Management Tips by SOLitude Lake Management

Gear Up For Autumn With Our Pond Management Tips by SOLitude Lake Management

Gear Up For Autumn With Our Pond Management Tips

by SOLitude Lake Management

It’s important to keep up with lake management this autumn to allow for fall recreation and ensure your waterbody is balanced and beautiful come spring.

 

Your Fall Pond Management Checklist:

☑ Restore eroded shorelines
☑ Manage shoreline plants and trees
☑ Restore depth through hydro-raking
☑ Execute your fountain & aeration plan
☑ Identify changes in your waterbody with bathymetric mapping
☑ Stock winter sport fish

 

It’s important to consider your pond goals for 2021: how can you best prepare? Learn how each of these solutions can help improve water quality and beauty.

 

 

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Q&A Broward County Emergency Order 20-25 – Impact on Community Associations by KBRLegal

Q&A Broward County Emergency Order 20-25 – Impact on Community Associations by KBRLegal

Q&A Broward County Emergency Order 20-25 – Impact on Community Associations

by KBRLegal

Join Campbell Property Management and Michael Bender from Kaye Bender Rembaum to learn about Broward County’s latest Emergency Order 20-25 and its impact on community associations during this brief, 30 minute webinar.

Wednesday, September 30 at 12:00 PM

Please submit a question you would like us to answer when you register. We will address as many questions as possible during the webinar.

Register Here!

 

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IS CAMPAIGNING ALLOWED IN YOUR ASSOCIATION ELECTION?  By Eric Glazer, Esq.

IS CAMPAIGNING ALLOWED IN YOUR ASSOCIATION ELECTION? By Eric Glazer, Esq.

IS CAMPAIGNING ALLOWED IN YOUR ASSOCIATION ELECTION?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.

Election season is approaching in community associations all across the state.  We already learned that if the governing docs say “No signs” you can’t put out Trump or Biden signs on your property.  But what about the people running for the Board in your own community?  Can they at least campaign?

Many associations do a wonderful thing.  They hold a “Meet the Candidates Night.”  Everyone running for the Board gets to speak to the community for a few minutes.  The truth is however, incumbents have it harder on such an evening because the crowd often times interrupts the candidate by yelling about some dumb decisions the candidate previously made while on the board.  The newbies have it easier.  However, if you have a Meet The Candidates Night by Zoom or some other video conference, everyone can be muted while the candidate speaks.  I definitely recommend it and I have hosted several of these previously.

Can the Board send out a letter to the community suggesting how people vote and/or telling everyone why they should vote for the incumbents again?

 

The Florida Administrative Code states: (for condominiums)

The second notice and accompanying documents shall not contain any communication by the board that endorses, disapproves, or otherwise comments on any candidate.

In other words – when the ballots gets sent out – no comments by the Board.

But that’s it.  That’s the only mention about campaigning in the law.  Now obviously, Board members should not be utilizing association resources for their personal elections.  They should not be using association letterhead, envelopes and contacting members by accessing their e-mail addresses that the other candidates don’t have access to.

However, no candidate is prohibited from spending their own resources and creating a letter to send to the unit owners telling them why they are the best man or woman for the Board position.

Good luck to all the candidates!


Learn how to perform your new job on the Board!

Responsibilities of a Board of Directors for a Condo Association

The duties of the condo board encompass every aspect of the condominium’s governance and management. They are the people making all of the major decisions and establishing policies for the condo association. Under Florida law, the board or its committees set assessments for residents, hire personnel, maintain common areas, purchase insurance, obtain accounting and legal services and establish house rules.  Condominium Associations

 

 

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ONE Lifestyle Management, an award winning lifestyle management company

ONE Lifestyle Management, an award winning lifestyle management company

ONE Lifestyle Management, an award winning lifestyle management company.

ONE Lifestyle is made up of our global concierge program and our services division, Service One Miami & Service One Broward. We understand that as your career and success mature, so too do life’s demands. With so many personal and professional commitments to manage, day to day details can become overly stressful, not to mention incredibly time consuming.

 

At ONE Lifestyle we have two main divisions, the Service Division and the Concierge Division.
Service Division:

Housekeeping
Handyman Services
Property Management & Maintenance
Rehab / Repairs & Property Preservation
Building Contractor
Carpet cleaning / Painting / Power-washing
Electrical & Lighting
Hurricane Preparation

One Lifestyle saves you time and money, while making sure you receive the very best.

Sam Turpin COO
+1-305-479-3973 
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I Have A Roof Claim But I’m Worried About The Attorneys Cost

I Have A Roof Claim But I’m Worried About The Attorneys Cost

I Have A Roof Claim But I’m Worried About The Attorneys Cost

by Cohen Law Group / Kailey Evans

A windstorm, hailstorm, or hurricane happens and you are worried about your roof.  You talk to a roofing contractor and they tell you that you have damage on your roof following the storm. You have been paying insurance premiums for years and decide you are going to file a claim. You file the claim and someone suggests (or you decide) that hiring a lawyer is a good idea. You start thinking “I want to hire a lawyer, but how much will it cost? What if I hire a lawyer and the insurance company does not ultimately pay my claim? Will I have to pay the fees for the insurance company’s lawyers?”

 

At Cohen Law Group, we want our clients to know up front and right away what their financial responsibility will be in a property damage case.  We understand that our clients already have the stress of trying to get repairs/replacements done at their home and we do not want financial worries to add anything else to their plate. So, we make sure that we address all personal financial obligations with our clients at the beginning of the case and during the case if the possibility of additional financial obligations arise.


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I want to hire an attorney at Cohen Law Group, but how much will it cost?

At Cohen Law Group, we work on a contingency basis.  In the simplest terms, that means that we do not collect fees if you (our client) do not recover insurance benefits. It is a no-risk relationship in the sense that we front the cost of preparing your claim, instead of billing you for the costs, and collect the costs from the insurance benefits at the end of the claim. Therefore, as long as you proceed with your claim, you will not be obligated to pay out of pocket for any of the attorney’s fees or costs.

 

What if I hire a Cohen Law Group attorney and the insurance company does not ultimately pay my claim?

At Cohen Law Group, if we work on your claim and are ultimately unsuccessful in obtaining any insurance benefits for you, you are not responsible for our fees or costs. Again, because of the contingency basis that we work on for our clients, we do not collect fees or costs unless we recover insurance benefits on our client’s behalf.

 

Will I have to pay for the insurance company’s lawyers if my case goes into litigation?

A question we are often asked is whether or not our clients will be responsible for the insurance company’s attorneys once the case goes into litigation.  The answer is, it depends.  In most cases and based on Florida law, the insurance company is typically responsible for paying the homeowner’s attorney’s fees.  However, once a case is in litigation, there are certain situations where the insurance company’s attorneys can file something that opens our clients up to potential financial exposure (including paying the insurance company’s fees and costs).

 

One particular scenario is called a Proposal for Settlement.  After a case is in litigation, either side can file a Proposal for Settlement, which is a court document making a formal offer to the other party. If the insurance company files a Proposal for Settlement and a homeowner rejects the proposal, there is a possibility that the homeowner could be responsible for the insurance company’s attorney’s fees and costs of litigation.  The specifics of the law are best left for another blog post (so be sure to keep checking back in to get more information – or call us to discuss further).  However, whenever a Proposal for Settlement is filed by an insurance company in one of our cases, all of the attorneys at Cohen Law Group are excellent at reaching out to their clients and explaining the potential consequences of rejecting the proposal (including financial obligations) to their clients.  We want to make sure that before our clients incur additional financial expenses, they are fully informed and prepared for the possibility.

Kailey Evans, esq.

 

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Join Episode 12 of Association Operations During COVID-19. by KBRLegal

Join Episode 12 of Association Operations During COVID-19. by KBRLegal

Join Episode 12 of Association Operations During COVID-19.

by KBRLegal

Your are invited to join episode 12 of Association Operations During COVID-19.

This week’s episode will include what to expect from Phase 2.

Panelists include Jordan Goldman- Castle Group, Executive Vice President, and

attorneys Michael S. Bender & Allison L. Hertz- Kaye Bender Rembaum, P.L. – Board Certified Specialists in Condominium and Planned Development Law.

Click this link to Register

 

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WEBINAR: HOW TO INSURE AGAINST COVID-19by KBRLegal w/ Michael Bender, Esq and others

WEBINAR: HOW TO INSURE AGAINST COVID-19by KBRLegal w/ Michael Bender, Esq and others

WEBINAR: HOW TO INSURE AGAINST COVID-19

09/16/2020  12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

https://kbrlegal.com/event-calendar/

Our own Michael Bender, Esq., B.C.S. will take part on this panel discussion moderated by David Cohen (Akam Management). Panelists also include Jon Moller from Brown & Brown Insurance and John Paul from Super Restoration.

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A CHECKLIST OF WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN SERVING ON YOUR ASSOCIATION BOARD  by Katzman Chandler

A CHECKLIST OF WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN SERVING ON YOUR ASSOCIATION BOARD by Katzman Chandler

  • Posted: Sep 14, 2020
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A CHECKLIST OF WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN SERVING ON YOUR ASSOCIATION BOARD

by Katzman Chandler

Provider 0007237 • Course Not Yet Registered With State • Credits None Available

Date/Time
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

REGISTER NOW

At this Course we will distribute and discuss a checklist of things that you can use to become a better informed and productive board member.

Organizer

Katzman Chandler
Phone:
800-987-6518
Email:
info@katzmanchandler.com
Website:
https://www.katzmanchandler.com/free-education
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How to Manage Your Amenities While Allowing Social Distancing  by Concierge Plus

How to Manage Your Amenities While Allowing Social Distancing by Concierge Plus

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How to Manage Your Amenities While Allowing Social Distancing

by Concierge Plus

Sep 15, 2020 11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join this webinar and learn about:

– How to make everyone feel safe and comfortable in a COVID-19 environment.
– How residents’ adoption of digital tools due to COVID-19 will impact your community association.
– How our amenity booking feature can help your community association manage amenities, including gyms and pools, while following social distancing guidelines and provide a great resident experience.Have questions for the speaker? Questions will be accepted during the live webinar only: you’ll be able to type any questions you have directly into the webinar chat box.The webinar will be recorded so if you can’t make the event, sign up anyway and we’ll send it to you to watch on your own time.

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