Working With Your Homeowner's Association: A Guide to Effective Community Living (Legal Survival Guides)

"...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.

Marlene M. Coleman, M.D. has been involved in gated community associations for more than 25 years. Currently, she is a board member of the Community Association Institute (CAI) and a member of the California Association of Community Managers (CACM). Dr. Coleman is an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Southern California Medical School and is in private practice in Newport Beach, specializing in adolescent medicine.

Judge William H. Huss received his law degree from the University of Southern California School of Law. He retired from the Los Angeles Superior Court and currently is a full time mediator and arbitrator, overseeing and addressing individual and corporate cases. He is a frequent lecturer for the California Association of Community Managers and has been involved with gated-community living and condominium associations for more than 20 years.