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The Uncommon Area — 104 episodes · page 1 of 2
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Rules Every Condo Board Must Know | Ep. 102
HOA Reserve Funding: Is 70% a Myth? | Ep. 101
Do HOAs Still Need to Comply with the Corporate Transparency Act? | Ep. 100
HOA Budgeting Basics | The Uncommon Area Ep. 99
Is Your HOA Ready for El Niño? | Ep. 98
What Really Happens at an HOA Board Meeting? | Ep. 97
Are We Thinking About HOAs All Wrong? | Ep. 96
How Can $1 Protect Your HOA? | Ep. 95
Pending California Legislation HOA Boards Should Know About | Ep. 94
Is Your HOA Board Exposed to Liability for Negligence? | Ep. 93
AB 130 Revisited [Pt 2]: Are We Overreacting? | Ep. 92
AB 130 Revisited [Pt 1]: The Enforcement Challenges Facing HOAs | Ep. 91
When HOA Meetings Go Wrong: Texas Law & Codes of Conduct | Ep. 90
Is Your HOA Properly Insured? | Ep. 89
HOA Board Conflict Series (Pt. 2): Executive Session and Board Dynamics | Ep. 88
HOA Board Conflict Series (Pt. 1): Can a Board Member Be Removed? | Ep. 87
HOA Audits Explained: Fraud Risks, Financial Controls, and What Boards Should Watch | Ep. 86
How to Avoid Defect Litigation | Ep. 85
Hacked? Understanding Cybersecurity in HOAs | Ep. 84
What Every HOA Board Member Should Know | Ep. 83
How Creative Financing Impacts Homebuyers and Investors in HOAs | Ep. 82
[SPECIAL EPISODE] Be Astonished & Tell About It | Ep. 81
HOA Fiduciary Duty: Can Board Members Be Sued Personally? | Ep. 80
How SB 326 Is Shaping Home Values and HOA Stability | Ep. 79
Can My HOA Arrest My Neighbor? | Ep. 78
Avoiding Costly Mistakes in Construction Defect Litigation | Ep. 77
Fighting Fair: HOA Conflict, Mediation, and the Art of Dispute Avoidance | Ep. 76
What Makes an HOA Thrive? | Ep. 75
Disaster Strikes: How HOAs Can Prepare, Notify, and Protect | Ep. 74
Property Lines: When Public Access Meets Private Communities | Ep. 73
Texas Edition: Short Term Rentals | Ep. 72
Understanding AB 130: New Rules for HOA Fines | Ep. 71
Managing Rising HOA Insurance Costs | Ep. 70
Can HOAs Take Away Free Speech? | Ep. 69
SB326: Your HOA’s Structural Wake-Up Call | Ep. 68
HOA Elections EXPOSED: Behind the Scenes with a Ballot Expert | Ep. 67
Can Communication Kill Conflict? | Ep. 66
Electronic Voting in 2025 | Ep. 65
Board Member Blunders: These Mistakes Can Wreck Your HOA | Ep. 64
The Evolution of HOAs: What’s Changed and Where Are We Going? | Ep. 63
Are HOAs a Scam? | Ep. 62
Reserve Studies Pt. 2: The Build-Out | Ep. 61
Reserve Studies Pt. 1: The Blueprint | Ep. 60
Why HOA Repair Projects Fail | Ep. 59
Is Your Home a Criminal Target? | Ep. 58
HOA Industry Changes and How Boards Can Adapt | Ep. 57
Do Homebuyers See HOAs as a Strikeout or Home Run? | Ep. 56
Stop Telling Boring Stories | Ep. 55
When HOAs and Hotels Collide | Ep. 54
Dinosaur CC&Rs | Ep. 53
Board Communication by Email | Ep. 52
Getting Your Insurance Budget Right | Ep. 51
Common Budget Failures | Ep. 50
How HOAs Can Prevent Homeowners From Getting Financing | Ep. 49
Avoid Contract Catastrophes | Ep. 48
Hot Take: Shorten Your Board Meetings | Ep. 47
Hot Take: You Can't Prioritize Everything | Ep. 46
The Future of HOAs in California | Ep. 45
Does Your HOA Have a Clean Bill of Health? | Ep. 44
Does Earthquake Insurance Make Sense? | Ep. 43
Hot Take: Daytime Board Meetings | Ep. 42
Insurance companies may not want to insure your HOA | Ep. 41
Is My HOA’s Money Safe in the Bank? | Ep. 40
Seagulls Make Messes—What Should You Do? | Ep. 39
Hot Take: Nice Is Unfair | Ep. 38
Why Are My Natural Gas Prices So High? | Ep. 37
Leadership: Meddling in People’s Lives | Ep. 36
Hot Take: Not Everyone Can Do It | Ep. 35
A Jerk or Lawbreaker? | Ep. 34
Hot Take: Saving Pennies, Losing Dollars | Ep. 33
H2O for HOAs | Ep. 32
Are You Sitting on a Mold Mine? | Ep. 31
Hot Take: Do Your Homeowners Love Their HOA? | The Uncommon Area Ep. 30
The Call of the Wild | Ep. 29
Don’t Ruin Your HOA’s Streets | Ep. 28
Hot Take: Longer Meetings Don’t Make for Better Decisions | Ep. 27
Hot Take: Number one way homeowners are ripped off | Ep. 26
Biggest budgeting mistakes in 2022-23 | Ep. 25
How an HOA can regulate rental units | Ep. 24
HOAs at risk of insurance premiums tripling! | Ep. 23
Leadership: Organizational Culture and Values | Ep. 22
Energy Savings for HOA High-Rises | Ep. 21
Can you kick someone off an HOA board of directors? | Ep. 20
Leadership: Perspectives from the Navy | Ep. 19
Tech Talk: HOA Analytics | Ep. 18
How to run an effective board meeting | Ep. 17
Introducing a unique Action community: Yerba Buena Island | Ep. 16
What do you need to know about the installation of EV charging stations? | Ep. 15
What do you need to know when you have a water intrusion? | Ep. 14
Thinking about funding large-scale landscape projects | Ep. 13
What are some creative ideas to fundraise for a community association? | Ep. 12
What do you need to know about California deck inspection requirements? | Ep. 12
How to tell if you have settlement issues and what to do about it | Ep. 11
What do you need to know about dry rot? | Ep. 10
What do you need to know about fire life safety in a high-rise? | Ep. 9
What managers wish board members understood | Ep. 8
What’s it like being an HOA manager? | Ep. 7
How can technology make property inspections more effective? | Ep. 6
How is Action leveraging technology? | Ep. 4
What do you need to know about re-piping an HOA building? | Ep. 3