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Laying the Groundwork for the Perfect HOA: Your Governing Documents

HOA Strategies

After 15 years working side by side with homeowners associations throughout Utah, I’ve spent a lot of time considering the idea of “the perfect HOA.” All eight of the following documents are recommended for every community association in Utah, but the first four are ordered in a very specific manner.

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Building standards: Improving structural integrity requirements for condominiums

Ungrated

Reserve studies for condominium associations are currently required in nine states: California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington state. CAI is studying these requirements and similar ones in other localities to develop standards for condominiums and other high-rise residential buildings. .

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.9.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m back in the saddle again—and this photo captures my hiking buddies climbing up a tricky portion of the saddle between Big Spring and Squaw Canyons in the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park in Utah—one of my favorite places.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.27.20

Reid All About it

We hike in southern Utah at least once a year, so this story about a strange monolith showing up in the midst of the red rock wilderness caught my eye. You might have seen this video of a man wrestling his puppy from an alligator’s jaws—without dropping his cigar! If not, check it out and turn the sound up to hear his grunting efforts.

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To Help Fight Cancer, The American Cancer Society Is Mapping Its Toll on America

Associations Now

Congressional districts in Utah, meanwhile, have some of the lowest cancer mortality rates. State-by-State Analysis. They found, for example, that death rates for lung and colorectal cancer are typically lowest in Mountain states and highest in Appalachia and some areas of the South.

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Portion of Volcker Rule Eased After Association’s Lawsuit

Associations Now

One banking chain in particular—Utah-based Zions Bancorp—said that the Volcker rule would end up costing it $387 million. Many banks invested in TruPS CDOs prior to the 2008 financial crisis, and the ABA argued that smaller banks would have to rush into taking millions in losses on their holdings to comply with the rule.

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Strategic Communications Power Membership Value at the American Public Power Association

Association Adviser

For example, one of our member utilities serves the Navajo Nation — spread across Arizona, Utah and New Mexico — where there are still about 15,000 families that have never been connected to electricity. We also reach out when we have member stories that demonstrate innovation and the spirit of community.