Cardinal Property Management Blog

Team Cardinal partnered with Elite Service Providers (ESP), a group of seven non-competing members, to help Orange County’s Basket Brigade “stuff” and deliver all the ingredients for Thanksgiving dinner for local families in need. ESP consists of 24 Hour Restoration, Advanced Painting and Wood Repair, Nordic Security Services, Quick...

  by Farrah Esquer, CCAM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, President A community or homeowner’s association is a common interest development comprised of a common area such as landscape areas, pool areas, and other recreational components that each homeowner or member shares an interest in.  Each member of the Association is required to p...

By Farrah Esquer, CCAM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, President As a member of a homeowner’s association, also known as a common interest development or community association, you are bound by the Association’s governing documents to pay assessments.  Assessments are established by the Board of Directors to assist the corporation in ...

The Cardinal staff was joined by client Directors, business partners, family and friends at the Villa in Orange to celebrate our 30th anniversary.  Anaheim Council Member Gail Eastman and Pennie Contos from the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce were also in attendance for the celebration.  Guests enjoyed the appetizers, desserts, and ...

Enthusiastic walkers from Cardinal Property Management prepare to “Light the Night” with thousands of volunteers in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Walkers sought pledges to support critical programs for cancer patients and research toward a cure. Cardinal made individual and team do...

  John R. MacDowell, Esq., Fiore Racobs & Powers and Cardinal Property Management Executive Vice President Farrah Esquer cohosted a seminar entitled "Community Association Board Member Duties" for approximately 30 community association board members at Cardinal's corporate headquarters. Diane Weissberg, Fiore Racobs & P...

Written by Farrah Esquer, CCAM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, President Fall is quickly approaching and it is time to start thinking about those Fall landscape projects.  Fall brings a relief to the hot months of summer and the never-ending weeds.  Plants and weeds begin to show slower growth which cuts down the amount of time spent on pruning an...

Written by Farrah Esquer, CCAM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, President SO, YOU’VE JUST BEEN ELECTED or appointed to the board of your association. Let’s face it, you only agreed to take the position after being gagged, tied and tortured and promised it was only one meeting per month, right? So, what’s next? You are a member of a no...

Written by Farrah Esquer, CCAM, CMCA, AMS, President When you make a decision to move into a homeowner’s association you are agreeing to abide by the Association’s governing documents, which include Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions (CC&R’s) and Rules and Regulations, which may include pool and parking rules and conduct rules....

Dan Miller, Project Designer for The Vinyl Fence Co., discusses the benefits of vinyl fencing with several Cardinal managers during a recent Lunch-n-Learn meeting at Cardinal headquarters. We actively support continuing education for all our staff.