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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Failure to Distribute Minutes]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[I was newly elected to the board of a small (32-unit), self-managed cooperative,
 where traditionally there has been little transparency between the board and
 shareholders. The board has been stingy with information and oftentimes,
 focused on making decisions from a social point of view rather than a business
 point of view. I have asked the board president several times over the past
 three months, publicly and privately, (as well as the corporation secretary) to
 provide me with minutes of the last three years&mdash;so that I can better acquaint myself with board decisions, the history of
 repairs, capital improvements, etc. I would have thought that my interest in
 being informed would be regarded as positive, but instead I have been given the
 run-around. As a board member, don&rsquo;t I have a legal right to inspect all corporate documents? What more should I do
 to access these minutes?]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (J. David Ramsey)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:29:19 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Board Secretary Delinquent?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/486/1/QampA-Board-Secretary-Delinquent/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Last year, a board member discovered other directors have allowed our
 association secretary to be 10 months delinquent in his assessments. No action
 was taken. Other unit owners have been in the collection process for the same
 violation. After this problem was disclosed, the incumbent board members
 decided not to run in the next election. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Norman L. Zlotnick, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:28:36 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Next Generation Property Management]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[ Remember Stanley Roper from the 1970&rsquo;s sitcom Three&rsquo;s Company? To some, he might still be their idea of a property manager&mdash;the upstairs landlord or the guy you&rsquo;d call when your plumbing&rsquo;s on the fritz. And indeed, when the plumbing in your co-op or condo does spring
 a leak onto your hardwood floors and oriental carpet, or when it&rsquo;s a freezing February morning and your heat is not working, the property manager
 suddenly becomes the most important person in the world. Today however,
 property managers do much more than fix plumbing. 
 ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Benjamin Watson)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:27:37 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Staying Competitive in Tough Economic Times]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/484/1/Staying-Competitive-in-Tough-Economic-Times/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ In a competitive industry, management companies must continuously find ways to
 retain current clients while honing an edge that makes them appealing to new
 customers. This is especially true in these tough economic times, as many
 individuals and communities face financial hardship and must make tough choices
 about the services they purchase. While economic turmoil and the housing slump
 have affected many areas of the real estate industry, management has not been
 hit as hard as some other areas&mdash;at least not yet. Companies are rolling with the punches and offering their new
 and existing clients the same high level of service, plus a few extras as well. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Mannino)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:26:20 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Management and Board Team]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/483/1/The-Management-and-Board-Team/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Building boards and their managing agents function best when they work together
 as a team. Ideally, the two parties collaborate to implement policy, carry out
 administrative duties, and make decisions about the efficient operation of the
 building or association. Management contracts usually spell out the duties of
 the manager, but confusion sometimes arises among board members regarding the
 extent of their manager&rsquo;s duties versus the limits of the board&rsquo;s duties. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan Barnes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:25:17 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[What Size Management Company Fits You Best?]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/482/1/What-Size-Management-Company-Fits-You-Best/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ As anybody who&rsquo;s ever been to an &ldquo;all you can eat&rdquo; sushi buffet can tell you, bigger isn&rsquo;t always better, and if &ldquo;more&rdquo; is mediocre, sometimes you&rsquo;d rather have less. The same applies when it comes to property management
 companies. Management firms come in all shapes and sizes, and offer different
 items on their service menus. When negotiating (or renegotiating) your building&rsquo;s management contract, determining the type of company that is the best fit for
 your particular community is an important decision, and one that deserves a
 great deal of careful consideration and critical thinking. 
 ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Keith Loria)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:24:32 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Making the Grade]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/481/1/Making-the-Grade/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ No matter what the job&mdash;be it flipping burgers at a chain restaurant or running a multinational
 investment firm&mdash;employees should be given periodic reviews of their performance to assess how
 they&rsquo;re doing and identify both their strengths and areas where they could use
 improvement. 
 ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:14:22 EST</pubDate>
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