An Accredited Association Management Company
An Accredited Association Management Company
An Accredited Association Management Company
An Accredited Association Management Company
May 20, 2014 Jon Crain, Armstong/Robitaille/Riegle
One coverage that is often misunderstood or rarely talked about when it comes to Homeowner Associations is coverage for "Non-Owned Autos." Despite this coverage being relatively unknown it is very important. You should make sure the Association’s current policy has this in force. It is very inexpensive to add in the event there is no current coverage.
May 14, 2014 Homeowner Tips, Safety
With the current fires in Southern California, please be mindful of the following important information relating to fire safety:
If advised to evacuate, do so immediately. Take your disaster supply kit, lock your home and choose a route away from the fire hazard. Watch for changes in the speed and direction of the fire and smoke. Tell someone when you left and where you are going. Read more for tips.
March 10, 2014 Press Release, Crummack Huseby News
Sandy Huseby, principal and chief operating officer of Crummack Huseby, Inc., announced today that all of the firm’s staff members have achieved and received ‘Eliant Certification.’ This unique certification was created so that builders and developers could look for vendors and suppliers who deliver the high-quality customer service level and experience they know their homebuyers expect of them, as well as of the complete home buying and managing process.
March 10, 2014 Russ Wertz, Founder CEO, Wertz & Company, LLP Homeowner Tips
The approval of the audited financial statements of your homeowners’ association (HOA) may be intimidating to you as a member of the Board of Directors, especially if you do not have a financial background that trained you in this area. However, if you keep in mind the purpose of the audit, key risk areas for an Association, and the particular areas in the financial statements on which you will focus, you should feel more comfortable while fulfilling this part of your fiduciary responsibility.
February 18, 2014 Bianca Reyes, Villa Park Landscape Homeowner Tips
On Friday, January 17 Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency for California. What does this mean for homeowners in Southern California where water is already a precious commodity? In the next couple of months we will begin to see price increases as well as new restrictions being placed on our water consumption. As a landscape contractor we continuously strive to have our irrigation systems working as efficiently as possible but our reach only extends insofar as your common areas. Are you doing your part to help lower the water consumption in the landscape for your home? There are tips and tricks we use to help conserve water in your community’s common areas that can also be applied to your residence.
February 18, 2014 Sandra L. Huseby, Co-Founder, Co-Principal, COO Crummack Huseby News
It’s amazing how what life throws at you unexpectedly can turn into a powerful and positive new adventure.
Fifteen years ago, stability and security were very important to me. I was in the throes of the middle stages of my personal and professional life. My husband and I were raising two kids, and had a mortgage to pay. I was working at a company that I loved, and had seen it grow from six people to 35! I felt that company’s values lined up nicely with mine, as they were very dedicated to the clients and staff. I was very invested and dedicated to the owners and staff. They were like family. The company provided me with that sense of stability and security that I valued so deeply, and I gave them my all in return.
As the company grew, the owners brought in someone from the outside to run the show. Unfortunately, with this change, a change in the company culture came with it. As such, the new leadership decided that I was no longer an asset to the company and let me go. I was shocked and saddened when that happened.
Enter: Margo. We relied heavily on each other during the days and weeks after I was let go. She didn’t feel that the company was going in the direction she wanted to go, and Margo began looking for opportunities elsewhere. After several weeks and frustrations later, Margo quit.
Shortly after Margo left, she got a call that led us to a fantastic opportunity on a large project. We jumped right in. Our values and beliefs aligned perfectly with each other and we decided we would partner up and become what we are known as today: Crummack Huseby Property Management. We involved others that shared our vision and values, and we have never looked back.
February 11, 2014 Press Release, Crummack Huseby News
As part of their annual “Orange County Excellence in Community” Awards program, the Orange County Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAIOC) awarded Margo Crummack their ‘Committee Member of the Year’ Award last Friday evening at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. The recognition was awarded on behalf of Crummack’s hard work and dedication to CAIOC’s Education Committee, as well as her contributions to the industry as chapter speaker and contributing writer for their OC View Magazine.
January 24, 2014 Crummack Huseby Crummack Huseby News
Margo Crummack was recently nominated for the Rising Star Award and Committee Member of the Year Award for the Orange County Chapter of CAI. Margo's hard work and dedication to the Education Committee as well as her contribution to the chapter as both a speaker for the monthly CAI educational luncheons and guest writer for the OC View chapter magazine has made her the proud recipient of these two nominations.
January 21, 2014 Sandra L. Huseby, Co-Founder, Co-Principal, COO
To help start my work week off with a positive attitude, I have consistently made an effort to go to the gym on Mondays. In October, November and December I crawled out of bed, drove down the street, and parked my car near the entrance of the 24-Hour Fitness where I work out. I would then hop onto the machine closest to the door. There were always plenty of spots to park my car and many machines to choose from.
October 24, 2013 Crummack Huseby News
As a member of the Education Committee for the Community Association's Institute (CAI), I recently had the pleasure of co-facilitating with my friend, and esteemed colleague, Janet Powers, Esq., on this important topic! With over 50 board members in the audience, it was clear there is still a lot of interest and confusion regarding this topic.
October 18, 2013 Education
This is an opportunity to work through actual issues facing your community, using the recommendations and life experiences of other community members, as well as a panel of industry experts in the fields of management, law, accounting, reserve studies, and insurance.
Consideration and options for actually enhancing community lifestyles: a chance to raise the bar for your HOA and bring new ideas to your community!
Learn techniques to work more effectively with other board members, as well as learning new ways to communicate with homeowners.
October 10, 2013 Homeowner Tips
The changing of seasons is the perfect time to get your home’s systems prepared for colder temperatures. This winter, make certain that your home is ready to withstand whatever Southern California brings to keep all of your systems running as efficiently as possible.
September 17, 2013 Margo Crummack Crummack Huseby News, Homeowner Tips
Whether you are looking to increase your home value with the goal of putting it on the market and gaining the largest return or simply looking to update/freshen your home’s appearance, we have some tips for you to consider! We know that curb appeal not only adds to the value of individual homes, overall curb appeal in community associations help increase values overall for the community and make it more appealing to buyers; not to mention the sense of pride living in a well maintained community brings to you and your family.
Just like your board of directors look at the common areas to keep them looking fresh and relevant having duality between the board’s efforts and the homeowner’s make for a winning combination!
September 13, 2013 Crummack Huseby News
After a lot of analysis, we have decided to discontinue use of the VIP Concierge service. As technology continues to evolve, many of the services were becoming outdated for our tech savvy users. We have some suggestions in this article for replacement vendors/services. We hope you find them helpful. The service will be discontinued as of October 16, 2013.
September 13, 2013 Karen A. Kannen, Harle, Janics & Kannen Homeowner Tips
It’s that time of year again . . . no, not Halloween, it’s time to prepare your association’s 2014 budget! This is often a challenging task for directors. Expenses increase every year, yet boards are hesitant to increase assessments to meet those expenses.
September 13, 2013 Jon Crain, Armstrong|Robitaille|Riegle Homeowner Tips
For Associations that have fiscal years that run from 1/1 to 12/31, budgets and insurance disclosures are looming around the corner. Below is some information we hope is helpful in dealing with this annual requirement.
September 11, 2013 Brittany Harmon Community Spotlight
The Sedona association has upgraded their entry vehicular gate, landscaping, pool furniture and mailboxes all within the last three years. They decided to go with a drought tolerant palette to save the association money on irrigation water among other green benefits. Villa Park Landscape created a beautiful plant palette that the association approved and they did a great job of making it look colorful. This included a variety of heights, textures and movement, far from the typical desert look that often comes with drought tolerant landscaping.
August 13, 2013 Jon Crain, Armstrong|Robitaille|Riegle Homeowner Tips
As you may know, it has been a common suggestion for many years that associations may want to consider carrying worker’s compensation coverage. This is not necessarily to provide worker’s compensation coverage for board members or committee members. The California Labor Code 3363.7 seems to clearly indicate that volunteers of a non-profit private corporation are not considered employees.
August 12, 2013 Ed Hunter, Horizon Lighting Homeowner Tips
Our biggest and most important asset in our communities is the community itself. As a lighting and electrical vendor for HOA and Commercial properties, I feel a great responsibility to these associations and association managers to provide knowledge, prospective and insight to a very important part of each facility's operation.
August 12, 2013 Margo Crummack
Often I am asked the question, “How do we know our reserve study is correct?” This is an excellent question! In response I suggest boards look to the business judgment rule that calls for “prudent inquiry.” While your reserve study professional has all the tools and statistics to reasonably estimate the useful and remaining lives of the common area components. Your vendors have the insight to more narrowly define this information for you.
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