<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
		<rss version="2.0">
		  <channel>
				<title><![CDATA[NJCooperator - Articles - Board Operations]]></title>
				<link>http://njcooperator.com</link>
				<description />
				<language>en-us</language>
				<copyright><![CDATA[http://njcooperator.com]]></copyright>
				<generator>N/A</generator>
				<webMaster>ruslan@yrinc.com</webMaster>
				<lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:50:39 EST</lastBuildDate>
			
				<ttl>20</ttl>

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[In Your Place, In Their Place]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/427/1/In-Your-Place-In-Their-Place/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Conventional wisdom holds that if you have to have neighbors, you&rsquo;re better off living next door to owners than renters. By definition, owners
 have a stake in their building, and are supposedly better neighbors. They are
 cleaner, quieter, and friendlier. They keep better hours. Their dogs don&rsquo;t bark. They pay their bills on time. They are wonderful and amazing in every
 way. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Greg Olear)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:11:15 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/427/1/In-Your-Place-In-Their-Place/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[How Boards Can Best Handle Difficult Decisions]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/426/1/How-Boards-Can-Best-Handle-Difficult-Decisions/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Sometimes, no matter how much it may pain us to do so, we all have to say or do
 unpleasant things. That can certainly be the case for co-op and condo board
 members, most of whom will one day face the dreary prospect of raising
 maintenance fees, instituting assessments or levying flip taxes. Those tasks
 may come with the territory but that doesn&rsquo;t make it any easier for these individuals to have to step forward and break the
 news to friends and neighbors alike. 
 ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:10:31 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/426/1/How-Boards-Can-Best-Handle-Difficult-Decisions/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[HOAs &amp; the Value of a Web Presence]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/425/1/HOAs-amp-the-Value-of-a-Web-Presence/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ It&rsquo;s sometimes hard to grasp how fast technology has evolved in such a short time.
 Whether it&rsquo;s finding cheap plane tickets or finding a date for Saturday night, the Internet
 can do it all. Technology has transformed the way we communicate with e-mail,
 message boards, and social networking websites, and it comes as no surprise
 that community associations are using the web to communicate in-house, as well
 as to market themselves to potential residents. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Keith Loria)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:09:33 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/425/1/HOAs-amp-the-Value-of-a-Web-Presence/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[The Importance of Open Board Communications]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/424/1/The-Importance-of-Open-Board-Communications/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ In any association of two or more parties, clear communication is essential to
 ensure a mutually beneficial relationship. In an HOA, there are interlocking
 relationships, such as between the board and the manager, and between the
 board/management company and the resident shareholders/unit owners. For the
 average resident, especially those new to co-op or condo living, it&rsquo;s not always apparent who in the community is responsible for what, and who they
 can turn to turn to for answers to their questions. 
 ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan Barnes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:08:50 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/424/1/The-Importance-of-Open-Board-Communications/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[Switching Management Companies]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/423/1/Switching-Management-Companies/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Most co-op and condo boards that hire property managers, rather than manage
 themselves with in-house staff, are reasonably satisfied with them. After all,
 the managers are presumably trained and experienced professionals. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Raanan Geberer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:07:20 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/423/1/Switching-Management-Companies/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[Scheduling, Time Managment, and Avoiding Burnout]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/422/1/Scheduling-Time-Managment-and-Avoiding-Burnout/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ During the day, J.R. &ldquo;Sankarasivam&rdquo; Jeyaranjan works 40 hours a week as a bank risk manager. At night and on
 weekends, and during pretty much any spare time he has, Jeyaranjan is president
 of his Jersey City co-op&rsquo;s board of directors, a position he has held for the last two years. 
 ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:05:53 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/422/1/Scheduling-Time-Managment-and-Avoiding-Burnout/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[Dealing with a Few Bad Apples]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/414/1/Dealing-with-a-Few-Bad-Apples/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Reality television has made an industry out of putting people in challenging or high-stress situations, sitting back, and letting the &#8220;unscripted&#8221; drama play out. Shows like &#8220;The Apprentice&#8221; and &#8220;Survivor&#8221; drew weekly audiences of millions with heavy doses of intrigue, skullduggery, and backstabbing among contestants, who often seem to have been cast purely for their childish, petty, argumentative tendencies. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:26:59 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/414/1/Dealing-with-a-Few-Bad-Apples/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[Board Resource Guide: A Look at Board Elections]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/406/1/Board-Resource-Guide-A-Look-at-Board-Elections/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ It is an annual rite of passage for owners of co-ops and condos. Once a year or
 thereabouts, they gather in a common area&#8212;in my old building it was the basement, right off the washers and dryers&#8212;and vote for next year&#8217;s board. Sometimes the elections are closely contested. Sometime the same people stay on the board for decades. Sometimes&#8212;as was the case with my building&#8212;we owners were so desperate not to be on the board that we elected a president who didn&#8217;t even live in the building. 
 ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Greg Olear)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:07:36 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/406/1/Board-Resource-Guide-A-Look-at-Board-Elections/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[Board Resource Guide: E-Mail Etiquette]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/405/1/Board-Resource-Guide-E-Mail-Etiquette/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Like it or not, e-mail is a permanent fixture of contemporary business
 communications. In real estate, board members and property managers use e-mail
 to discuss the most official and the most personal matters of their lives, from
 scheduling meetings and disseminating documents to sharing quirky videos on
 YouTube. E-mail allows board members to discuss their concerns without ever
 having to be in the same room. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan J. Levin)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:06:53 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/405/1/Board-Resource-Guide-E-Mail-Etiquette/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				

					<item>
					  <title><![CDATA[The Down-Low on D&amp;O]]></title>
					  <link>http://njcooperator.com/articles/325/1/The-Down-Low-on-DampO/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Members of co-op, condo and HOA boards often give a great deal of their personal time to make decisions in the best interest of their association, cooperative or condo community. These volunteers are charged with protecting the community they live in, as well as their own and fellow residents' investments. But as hard as they work, board members are human, of course&#8212;and it's almost inevitable that they will make mistakes from time to time. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Mannino)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:31:27 EDT</pubDate>
					 <guid isPermaLink="true">http://njcooperator.com/articles/325/1/The-Down-Low-on-DampO/Page1.html</guid>
					</item>

				
				  </channel>
				</rss>
			