Rent Real EstateThe HOA Event Calendar
The HOA Event Calendar is an action plan which assists the Board in organizing and completing association business effectively. It also advises owners and residents well in advance so they can plan accordingly. Some musts to include:
Compile one together with the Annual Budget to list cyclical maintenance events like gutter cleaning, parking lot sweeping and window washing.
Add time frames for major renovation like painting and roofing so residents can plan vacations around them.
Schedule meetings and other events a year in advance so owners know when they can petition the board.
This kind of planning gives the owners the feeling that someone is actually steering the ship rather than being keel hauled behind it. In also counteracts the notion that the Board is operating in secret. Post it around the property and on the association website. With an Event Calendar, there are fewer surprises, more gets done and there will be greater harmony in the community. Here"s what one looks like:
JANUARY
8 Annual Homeowner Meeting at the Clubhouse
10 Deadline for roof replacement, pool replaster, treework proposals
11 Inspect decks
15 Send financial reports to CPA
20 Sweep parking lots
FEBRUARY
13 Board Meeting: Review roof, pool proposals, Newsletter
MARCH
File tax return by the 15th
Annual fire extinguisher inspection
APRIL
1 Maintenance Committee Grounds Inspection
15 Pool replaster project begins
Dewinterize
Walkthrough with Landscape Contractor
Clean Clubhouse and stairwell carpets
MAY
5 Work Party - Plant spring flowers
12 Board Meeting
25 Pool Opens
Newsletter: Send Pool Rules; Announce Summer Social
Clean gutters
Wash windows
Sweep parking lots
JUNE
Roof replacement project begins
Deck repair project begins
JULY
15 Summer Social
20 Treework begins
AUGUST
15 Board Meeting: Appoint Budget Committee Newsletter
SEPTEMBER
10 Close Pool
12 Chimney Inspections & Cleaning
15 Budget Committee Meeting
Review insurance coverage
25 Wash windows
OCTOBER
5 Work Party - Plant fall flowers
Winterize15 Mail winterization notices to residents
22 Walkthrough with Landscape Contractor
NOVEMBER
1 Grounds Committee Inspection
22 Board Meeting: Review & approve budget
Newsletter: Request Board Candidates; Announce Christmas Party
25 Mail budget & fee notice
DECEMBER
5 Clubhouse Cleaning Party
12 Christmas Party at Clubhouse
15 Clean gutters
Questions?
Call Management Company
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