About the author: Salvatore J. Sciacca aka “Condoboss” is the President and Founder of Chicago Property Services and is the nation’s foremost expert on community association matters. Salvatore’s contact information is: ssciacca@chicagopropertyservices and 312-455-0107 x102 MORE LIVING. LESS WORRYING. www.chicagopropertyservices.com I get it. Board of directors are looking for ways to cut costs especially in times […]
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Attention board members of community associations! Do you live in a condo, townhome, or HOA association? Do you have a community property management company? If you have a property manager, you are probably relieved that you don’t have to work as hard as before because the property manager will take care of the issues. Unfortunately, […]
Condoboss(CB): Tell me a little about yourself. Why are you passionate about the community association industry? Tell me about your background in serving the industry. Nik Clark(NK): Superior Reserve Engineering and Consulting is a new company, but we are industry veterans. Between the 2 founding partners, [I] and Justin J. Maier PE RS, we have […]
Attention all Chicago area board members, homeowners and vendors who are serving the community property management industry! This Thursday, December 12th, the CondoLifestyle division of MCD Media is hosting the 2013 State of the Industry event at the Chicago Cultural Center. This annual event is designed to provide the latest updates on the community association […]
Associations seeking ways to accommodate renters: Sciacca contributes to another Tribune Article Reposted article from the Chicago Tribune Pamela Dittmer McKuenCommunity LivingNovember 15, 2013 The sentiment toward renters in community associations sways like a pendulum. During the construction boom of the 1990s, developers levied few restrictions so as not to deter prospective buyers. They […]
As a board member and homeowner of a condo, townhome, or HOA community, it is critical that you hire a highly skilled and accountable management company. Hiring the WRONG community property management company can adversely impact your association in many ways. Leaks, floods, overspending on projects are just some of the issues that may result […]
Did you know that CPS is now on Pinterest? It is a really cool social media tool that allows people to share their interests pictorially and it is a great way for companies to share about their company in a story board type of format. Feel free to check us out. Here is the link: CPS […]
As a board member and homeowner at your community association, one of your main responsibilities (regardless of whether you have a community property management company or not) is to properly maintain the common elements of the association and to avoid maintenance emergencies such as floods and life threatening events such as fires. Fires clearly are […]
I would like start out by personally expressing many thanks to Cheryl Murphy and her team at CAI IL for spearheading and organizing the recent event on social media and the impact on community associations. In addition, I would like to thank John Sebert and his team at Sebert Landscaping for hosting the event at […]