<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all...a timely add-on to this thread just came up for me: 12-unit condo in Seattle is seeking referrals for a management company to take some weight off the shoulders of the board. Any recommendations of good organizations that can cater to small communities like this?</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>-Paul Okner </div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><b><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Fremont Law PLLC</font></b></div><div style="text-align:left"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">3429 Fremont Pl. N., Suite 305<br></font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Seattle, WA 98103</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">(206) 399 - 1922</font></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 4:19 PM Tom Lee <rtl@rtleelaw.attorney> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thank you all, much appreciated! <div>-Tom </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 12:23 PM Patrick McDonald <<a href="mailto:pmcdonald@podymcdonaldlaw.com" target="_blank">pmcdonald@podymcdonaldlaw.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;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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<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. <u></u><u></u></p>
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