Cardinal Property Management Blog

Cardinal staff joined the efforts of CAI-OC’s Outreach Committee to collect diapers and wipes to donate to HomeAid Orange County. The mission of HomeAid Orange County is to help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness build new lives through construction, community engagement, and education. Thanks to our supporters and ...

Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki’s article in The Builders Daily posted on April 6, 2023. In it Teri addresses wellness and well-being in residential communities. Great information for established communities as well.  As the cliché goes, you can see a broken arm, indicating physical pain, but can’t as easily see the signs of s...

On this International Women’s Day, we reflect on our founder and our woman-led organization.Susan Naples, CMCA, PCAM Founder Prior to founding Cardinal in 1981, Susan Naples participated in the funding and establishment of Orange County’s first shelter for abused women and their children, and served as the organization&rs...

For the past two decades, inflation has had little effect on budgets at HOAs and condominium associations. The inflation rates as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) have fluctuated but only mildly. This past year, all that has changed with the prices for virtually everything going up at a significant rate. The effect of inflation ...

Does reaching quorum at First Calling for an Annual Meeting sound like a fairy tale? It doesn’t have to be! Recently the Board of Springhurst Townhomes Homeowners Association was successful at reaching quorum at First Calling and was able to vote on a new slate of Directors, approve changes to their CC&Rs, and amend their Bylaws...

 Farrah Esquer, CMCA, AMS, PCAM  Cardinal Property Management, AAMC  Sandra L. Gottlieb, Esq., CCAL  SwedelsonGottlieb If you are like most people, you use the Internet or social media in your daily life on a regular basis, either personally or for business. From paying bills online to keeping up to date with world...

Farrah Esquer, CMCA, AMS, PCAM Cardinal Property Management, AAMCSandra L. Gottlieb, Esq., CCAL SwedelsonGottlieb  If you are like most people, you use the Internet or social media in your daily life on a regular basis, either personally or for business.  From paying bills online to keeping up to date with world and entertainmen...

Smokey Bear may be the spokes-animal for the prevention of wildfires but it’s the goats who actually do the work. Before and during fire season, these four-legged fire abatement “machines” can be seen throughout Orange County munching and lunching on our behalf. More than 6,000 wildfires sweep through California annually...

Cardinal Gets New Nest After Three DecadesAfter decades of conducting business in Anaheim, Cardinal Property Management, Inc., is moving its headquarters to Santa Ana in late April. The common interest development firm, specializing in the management of homeowner associations, will be located at 825 North Park Center Drive in Santa Ana. &...

The return of spring is just around the corner and with it comes the return of the ducks that have migrated south for the winter. Birders look forward to feeding our fine feathered friends and providing them environments to lay their eggs and hatch their ducklings. However, health experts say, “Keep ducks out of your pools and the area ...