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<p class="MsoNormal">I agree with Michael. Generally speaking, community associations are professionally managed and they are much better off for it. And it’s very common.
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Transferring HOA to a property management company by board vote?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is likely a decision regarding whether to hire a community association management company rather than continue to self managed the HOA. If the association members decide
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Transferring HOA to a property management company by board vote?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A small condo complex has the HOA board president proposing that the HOA be transferred over to a property management company. Before I did some digging here, I wanted to ask if anyone has ever heard of this, and whether this is even legal. <o:p></o:p></p>
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