Jorel Association Management is pleased to announce its new “Name your Fee Association Management” program.  This program is designed to help community associations to lower their overhead and operating expenses, while providing excellent, responsive and efficient association management services to their community.

As the economy and mortgage crisis continues, community associations are coming under increasing pressure to lower operating expenses in order to balance and offset lower operating incomes (and reduced cash flow).  Boards of Directors know their budget constraints better than anyone as they have to deal with these cash flow problems every day.

With the “Name your Fee Association Management” program, Associations determine what they are able to pay, based on cash flow.  Jorel Association Management will then provide a selection of services for that fee.  If you have an active Board and several Committees that are willing to volunteer their time to their community, this can be a huge benefit to an association.  This program will leave more funds available to make needed repairs, improve the community and help increase property values.

About Jorel Association Management

As one of the leading association management companies in the Charlotte area, Jorel has been specializing in community association management since 2002.  Jorel currently represents more than 50 associations.  Jorel’s clients receive personal service from a specially trained and experienced staff (including a CPA) that helps Boards of Directors to reduce association expenses, increase property values and improve communications with their client communities.

Jorel’s educational website can be accessed at www.HOAInfoNC

Wilmington area only:

In an effort to give back to the community, Jorel Association Management has decided to provide Pro Bono (free) management assistance to small (up to 50 units in size) associations.   Associations will need to demonstrate that they are in financial distress and in need of assistance in order to qualify for this program.

Jorel Association Management will provide management assistance to these associations that will consist of free accounting and collection services, free administrative services, free community website and free unlimited management consulting services for one year.   (The Association will reimburse Jorel for any out of pocket expenses such as copies, envelopes and postage).

Pro Bono Management Assistance by Jorel will provide an association with some relief from the current foreclosure crisis which has hit associations extremely hard.  Most associations, no matter what their size, have experienced lower than budgeted operating incomes, higher collection costs, and in many cases, have had to approve special assessments to make up for these cash flow problems.

Smaller associations, based on higher percentages, are experiencing even more difficulties than larger associations when an owner stops paying their assessments.  High delinquencies put a severe financial strain on an association and its owners who are paying their assessments.  Pro Bono Management Assistance by Jorel should help those associations that need to reduce their overhead in order to combat lower incomes and decreased cash flow.

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Our Board Member Training Manual/Handbook is an extensive resource for HOA Board Members. 
Perfect for NEW Board Members and a partner to our training seminars which should be required training for all Board Members.

If you would like a copy, contact Chrissy at 704-894-9052 or email: Info@JorelMgmt.com

HOA Board Members - ASK the EXPERTS - Seminars scheduled throughout North Carolina

Topics Include:
Legislative Updates, Violations, Reserves, Collections, Insurance and more

A Great Opportunity to Direct your Questions to Management Experts!

For Seminar Details - click on "Upcoming Events"

Please email info@jorelmgmt.com or call us at 888-604-6330 OR 704-894-9052  
if you would like a Seminar scheduled in your area!

If your Association has billed you for a Special Assessment AND you have signed up for ACH/Direct Draft, be aware of the following:  Your special assessment will NOT be drafted from your checking account along with your monthly dues.

If you have any questions, please contact Laurie@JorelMgmt.com  or 704-894-9052

Melissa Merritt-Darden, Assistant Community Manager, Jorel Association Management, Davidson, has been named a Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA). 

Administered by the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM), the CMCA program helps ensure that managers have the knowledge, experience, and integrity to provide the best possible service to condominium and homeowner associations. 

Jorel Association Management, a recognized leader in Community Management is

 now offering services - to ALL North Carolina.

For details, please email  Info@JorelMgmt.com  or call 704-894-9052/888-604-6330 (toll-free)

Congratulations to John Pizetoski who recently joined the elite group of community association managers who have earned the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation from Community Association Management (the industry trade group-CAI).   John is one of more than 1,200 managers nationwide who have earned the highest level of professional designation in the community association field. 

CAI is a national organization dedicated to fostering vibrant, responsive, competent community managers.  Some 50 million Americans live in the nationa's estimated 250,000 association-governed communities.

To earn the PCAM designation, managers must have five years of community association management experience and complete more than 100 hours of course work.  In addition, PCAM designees must fulfuill continuing education and service requirements and adhere to a code of ethics.

Aeration

Pro’s of Aeration:

-       Improves lawn appearance

-       Improves ability to absorb water from rainfall or irrigation

-       Improves grown rate

-       Improves strength and overall healthiness of the grass

-       Root system has the ability for water and fertilizer to penetrate quicker

-       Bacteria in the soil breaks down faster and there is a decrease in thatch

-       Over-seeding success rate increases significantly

Con’s of not using Aeration:

-       Results in insufficient air, which causes

1.      Slow Growth

2.     Excess irrigation runoff (poor permeability)

3.     Shallow root systems (soil compaction)

4.     Highly susceptible to insects, disease, and heat damage

Jorel has created a new website for homeowners in North Carolina.

 Please visit our new (information)  website at  www.HoaInfoNC.com

The reason for the website is to offer information to homeowners in North Carolina.  There are many misunderstandings by owners in homeowners associations as to the role of the board members, who’s responsible for what repairs, the process for correcting violations, role of the management company, among others.    We thought that a one-stop shop for HOA information that would help homeowners, those thinking of buying in a community, board members, etc. would be beneficial.  Educating the public will alleviate much frustration on the behalf of homeowners.

Please visit the website and let us know of any comments or ideas you may have.   Please note that the website is in process….. we will be adding articles often.

If you have any questions, please contact us at (704) 894-9052

Jorel was recently profiled in several local newspapers.  Please let us know if you'd like a copy of the articles!