Working with Your Homeowner's Association: A Guide to Effective Community Living [Paperback]

M.D. Marlene M. Coleman (Author), Judge William H. Huss (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1572483334 | ISBN-13: 978-1572483330 | Publication Date: April 2003 | Edition: 1st

"...an absolute MUST HAVE for anyone
owning or planning to purchase a condominium.
Don't buy a condo without it."
-Jerome Jahn, Attorney and Real Estate Broker
Pasadena, California

BE PART OF A THRIVING COMMUNITY-YOURS!
Every community-whether condominium, townhouse or gated-has the potential to be a great place to live. Safe and secure. Neighborly. A place to not only protect, but increase what may be your biggest investment. When moving into a community with a homeowners association, you not only buy a home, you choose a way of life.

"Here, at last, is a truly comprehensive manual on condominium living,
written by knowledgeable homeowners, for homeowners. You'll want
to read it from cover to cover and keep it as a living reference as you
learn the ins and outs of your community operations."
-Judy G. Campion, AMS, CCAM, PCAM, Los Angeles, California

"Working with Your Homeowners Association is a valuable guide to all aspects of community living. It provides the tools and blueprint necessary for all involved in the workings of community life....great benefit at all levels-residents, directors, committees, and attorneys."
-Stephen C. Sawicki, Attorney, Orlando, Florida

GET EXPERT GUIDANCE ON ALL OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES
-The structure and management of a homeowners association
-Getting involved with your association to create a positive community experience
-Keeping your association-and your investment-financially secure

Plus, questionnaires, checklists, a board member manual and other recommended reading and resources for you and your association.

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About the Author

Dr. Marlene M. Coleman has lived in a condominium community in Los Angeles for the past twenty-five years. She has held positions as a Committee and Board member, as well as served two terms as President of the Board of her Community Association-having turned it around from near disaster. She is also actively involved in both state and national Community Association organizations. Dr. Coleman is Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Southern California Medical School, an Attending Physician in College Health at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, and a pediatrician in private practice in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Coleman is also the author of Safe and Sound: Healthy Travel with Children (Globe Pequot Press, 2003).

Judge William Huss is a full time mediator and arbitrator, overseeing individual, institutional and corporate cases and was named one of the Master Mediators by Verdict Magazine. Judge Huss retired from the Los Angeles Superior Court after presiding over both civil and criminal trials. He also served on the Los Angeles Superior Court Executive Committee and was the Chair of the Education Subcommittee. Judge Huss has been a Board Member and President of his community association, served on the Legal Committee for over 20 years-sixteen of them as Chairman-and is a member of the California Association of Community Managers, for which he also swears in newly certified managers. Judge Huss is completing Shake On It, a book on negotiation and mediation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Sphinx Publishing; 1st edition (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572483334
• ISBN-13: 978-1572483330
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,583,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Law > Business > Consumer Law

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Homeowner Associations, July 30, 2006

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Lonna Lindmark "Bookworm" (Marysville, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Working with Your Homeowner's Association: A Guide to Effective Community Living (Paperback)

The book has been very informative. As Secretary of a Homeowners Association I found information about committees and how to run our Association very useful. I would recommend this book to any Homeowner and member of the board of an association because it will help you to understand the importance of having a Homeowners Association and how important it is to participate in the management of the community in which you live.