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The Volunteer Treasurer's First 90 Days | CIC-SC
A practical 30/60/90-day onboarding sequence for a newly elected treasurer — documents to gather, accounts to inventory,…
Read NowThe Board's Fiduciary Duty Over the Annual Budget | CIC-SC
Care, loyalty, and obedience — the three fiduciary duties translated into specific budget-season behaviors. Anchored in …
Read NowReserve Funding Adequacy Standards (CICSC FIN-001 — Standard Update) | CIC-SC
The CICSC standard for reserve funding adequacy in community associations. Establishes the 70% percent-funded benchmark,…
Read NowAbsorption-Rate Budgeting Explained for Volunteer Boards | CIC-SC
Why first-year budgets in master-planned communities look strange — and how absorption-rate budgeting works during the d…
Read NowFlorida 2026 Community Association Legal Landscape: 2025 Reforms in Full Effect & 2026 Session Results | CIC-SC
A mid-2026 compliance briefing for Florida HOA and condominium boards: which 2024 and 2025 reforms are now fully effecti…
Read NowAnnual Operations Calendar — 18-Category × 12-Month Excel Template for HOA & Condo Boards
Master rhythm document for community associations. 18 universal categories (meetings, budget, election, vendor rebids, i…
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Annual Operations Calendar — 18-Category × 12-Month Excel Template for HOA & Condo Boards
Board Fundamentals · All states
HOA Board Meetings: Texas Governance Guide
Meetings & Procedure · Texas
Understanding HOA Meetings in Texas
Meetings & Procedure · Texas
Reserve Funding Methods: Fully Funded, Threshold, and Percent Funded Explained
Financial Oversight · All states
Legislative Alerts
Recent legislative developments affecting community association governance.
SB 711 (2025)
Updated HOA board authority and homeowner notice requirements. Full compliance guide available to registered members.
HB 614 (2025)
Amended assessment lien provisions under Chapter 209. Affects board collection procedures and timelines.
HB 1021 (2025)
Reserve study and structural integrity requirements for condominiums. Mandatory compliance for Florida condo boards.
Chapter 720 Records Update
Clarifications on homeowner records inspection rights and the five-day response requirement for Florida HOAs.
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