Cardinal Property Management Blog

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Prepare for Inflation’s Effect on Your HOA or Condo Budget
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 ...

Monday, May 7, 2018

Reaching Annual Meeting Quorum: A Success Story
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...

Saturday, August 19, 2017

HOAs in the Digital Age: Assessing and Addressing Issues with Social Media and Internet Presence
 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...

Saturday, August 19, 2017

The Hard Truth About Concrete
Concrete Examples from the Past, Present, and FutureThe hard truth about concrete is that it cracks. No matter how it is mixed or reinforced, it cracks. Eventually buildings begin to crumble, streets and sidewalks develop fissures that widen with time, and if water intrudes through structural fractures, the steel reinforcements inside can...

Monday, March 27, 2017

HOAs in the Digital Age: Assessing and Addressing Issues with Social Media and Internet Presence
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...

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Don’t Let Your Brush Get Your Goat, Let Your Goat Get Your Brush
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...

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Don’t Let Ducks Quack Up Your Pool Plans
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 ...

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Pool and Spa Drain Covers Are Set To Complete Their Lifespans
Many suction pool and spa drain covers that were replaced or modified to comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act are now in need of replacement. Depending on their installation date and whether or not the drain covers were modified or completely replaced, your covers’ life span could be over. Faulty drain covers ar...

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Cardinal Hosts Valuable Finance Seminar
Steven Schonwit, Certified Public Accountant, shared his knowledge of the fiduciary duties of community association board members with more than 25 board members and community association managers at Cardinal Property Management's headquarters at the end of April. Schonwit reviewed important functions such as how to interpret financia...

Thursday, February 20, 2014

National Expert Kelly Richardson Teaches Cardinal’s First Board Member Class of the Year
Cardinal Property Management, AAMC/ACMF, hosted attorney and national expert Kelly Richardson on February 19 as part of Cardinal’s commitment to board education. This first class of 2014 was titled “Advanced Board Meeting Issues and Strategies.” Kelly offered tips and techniques to run effective and efficient board meeti...

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