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Series The Three Ways Every HOA Budget Goes Wrong 1

Why HOA Dues Go Up When Nothing Changed

Why HOA Dues Go Up When Nothing Changed

Your dues went up again this year. The landscaping looks the same. The pool did not get bigger. Nothing new appeared. Just a larger number on the statement, and no explanation that survives a second r...

Budgets & Assessments Owners & Residents

Sep 4, 2026

When Reserves Get the Leftovers

When Reserves Get the Leftovers

When I took my association self-managed and received our general ledger from the management company, the reserve accounts made no sense. Not wrong numbers. Wrong structure. They answered no question a...

Budgets & Assessments Owners & Residents The Three Ways Every HOA Budget Goes Wrong Board Members

Sep 4, 2026

Is Your Share Calculated the Way Your CC&Rs Say?

Is Your Share Calculated the Way Your CC&Rs Say?

You live in Building A. The big line in this year's budget is Building C's roof. And a version of the same question is being asked at an annual meeting somewhere every night of budget season: why am I...

Budgets & Assessments Owners & Residents

Sep 4, 2026