Cheaters Gonna Cheat
Common interest community managers are tasked with covenants control/enforcement at the associations they are contracted to manage. I would submit that this is not a task anyone enjoys, but it is made more difficult by the lengths that owners go to in order to...
You Can Lead a Board to Water…
I was discussing an area of frustration a new(ish) manager. He was having difficulty convincing the board of directors that his recommendation was the best option for their community, and he frequently has to wrestle with them to get them to accept his advice. My...
Really, It’s Not You; It’s Me
When is the right time to move on from a community association assignment? It is up to you, but leave well. Often, when a board changes, the dynamics change as well. Fundamentally, the community may be very much the same as when you started, but you are feeling burned...
Please Don’t Pet the CAM
There is an old saying, familiarity breeds contempt. I say familiarity breeds more familiarity! Sometimes when a property manager has served in a community for many years, the lines of professionalism tend to blur. In active, senior communities, sometimes the members...
Directors: No One Voted For Me
I don’t want to sound ungrateful, and as much as I appreciate the fact that I have earned the trust of the board members in the communities we manage, I must remind all directors: No one votes for the manager. They vote for you, the Board of Directors. I want to...About Tanoa
Tanoa Lynne Poirier is the Managing Principal at Poirier Enterprises Inc., specializing in the management of community associations, commercial and investment properties, and individual residences in South Florida.