Replacing common area lighting with energy-efficient, long-lasting LEDs can save HOAs significant money on electricity and replacement, with a quick payback and improved appearance. LADWP’s Commercial Direct Install program may replace some lighting for free.
Organics recycling is now mandatory in California, including for condo buildings. Your waste hauler’s rules may offer a less messy method for compliance.
California Law 4745 requires HOAs to allow owners to install EV chargers, even in aging buildings with limited electrical capacity. After a fire in the electrical room, a board explored its options, including third-party stations, Level 1 “trickle charging” and Level 2 chargers with devices to prevent overloading capacity.
Why is one condo’s monthly dues so much higher than another’s? Taking a hard look at the budget can produce some savings, but differences between buildings and the types of insurance, amenities, utility metering and services lead to inherently different costs.
A new California law, AB-1572, unfairly targets condominium owners by prohibiting the use of potable water on their often tiny patches of “nonfunctional” turf while exempting single-family homes and apartments.
A condominium board tackled persistent mail theft by studying security footage and then taking counteractive measures, including hardening the front door, new mailboxes and a timer for the “arrow key” the postal service uses to enter the building through the buzzer entry system.