If a community-led housing (CLH) organization has not agreed on policies and procedures, it means that either all decisions must be made at governing body meetings or individuals must make...

Nonprofit organizations should have a written, mandatory document retention and periodic destruction policy. Policies like this will prevent accidental or unintentional destruction. Additionally, it is essential for administrative personnel to...

This guide is designed for use by housing cooperative boards of directors, resident members, and co-op partners. It defines what a cooperative is, highlights the history of the cooperative movement,...

For the millions of Americans who have physical, medical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities, emergencies such as fires, floods, and acts of terrorism present a real challenge. The same challenge also...

The likelihood of you and your family surviving a house fire depends as much on having a working smoke detector and an exit strategy as on a well-trained fire department....

Residents of manufactured home communities (commonly referred to as mobile home parks) face a number of problems. Because they own their homes but not the land under their homes, they...

Conducting an annual meeting is much more than a requirement to meet complex regulatory obligations. It is an opportunity to effectively communicate with and engage your shareholders, encouraging them to...

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CAI's multidisciplinary membership comprises community association managers and management firms, attorneys, accountants, engineers, builders/developers, as well as other providers of professional products and services for homeowners and their associations.

Maps and tables for the individual communities were developed using various GIS data sources and are included in Appendix A. From a process standpoint, these maps were developed using the...

This book provides step-by-step guidance on how to clean up, rebuild, and seek assistance after a flood. Before you start, read the safety precautions at the top of this document...

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Once upon a time, in December 2009, some creative and community-minded individuals from River West came together to discuss how to foster, encourage, and create more cooperatively modeled local community-minded...

This booklet describes ways in which misunderstandings or unchecked assumptions about the role and responsibilities of the board can lead to organizational conflict. We suggest ways to prevent or minimize...

As a member of a homeowners’ association (HOA), you’re legally required to follow all rules and regulations. At first glance, having rules for a neighborhood or community may seem restrictive;...

The governance arrangements as set out in the Rules and Regulations will be subject to ongoing review and will be formally reviewed within three years of 1 September 2014 and...

a prescription to improve health, operations, and outcomes. Just as people have annual check-ups, it is good for associations to have periodic check-ups.

The overall objective of this publication is to provide directors and managers of farmer cooperatives with guidelines for writing, adopting, and implementing policies.

This strategic plan is designed to set the future direction for the National Association of Parliamentarians. Adopted by the NAP Board of Directors on February 26, 2013, this plan is...

These secondary rules, also known as standing orders, apply to co-ops managed by general meetings. • This document is designed to give backup to the primary rules, and together these...

Self-defined rules, common resources, motivations, and incentives in cooperative firms

The most distinctive feature of affordable housing policy in the United States in recent years has been its unrelenting focus on promoting homeownership as a social good, and on increasing...

All you need to know about legal forms and organizational types for co-operatives and community-owned enterprises

A site emergency plan describes, in detail, an organization’s policy and procedures for coping with an emergency situation on site. These policies and procedures should define how the organization will...