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Experienced HOA board members are the key to strong, harmonious communities! Learn from real-life board hero, Lynn Ochberg and her years of experience!

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What makes an HOA board truly effective? Experience. Lynn Ochberg shares how her extensive background shapes her successful leadership in Florida. She shares with Robert her stories of navigating special assessments and infrastructure repairs to building community unity through open communication. Lynn hopes to pass on her extensive knowledge to other like-minded HOA Board members tuning it!

Chapters From Today's Episode:

00:00 What makes a good HOA board member?

01:01 Introduction to this week’s HOA Board Hero - Lynn Ochberg

04:23 How is Lynn's condo board structured?

05:57 Why is professional management crucial for HOA success?

09:45 What inspired Lynn to become a board member?

11:32 How did Florida legislation change HOA responsibilities after Surfside?

13:24 Is Lynn's board united on important decisions?

14:46 Why is pet policy such a challenging issue for HOAs?

16:49 How do HOA subcommittees help board decision-making?

19:05 Ad Break - FiPhO

19:59 What qualities make someone an excellent board member?

24:22 How did Lynn handle a significant unexpected expense?

30:50 What's Lynn’s proudest accomplishment as a board leader?

32:10 How did Lynn’s board achieve unanimous approval for a major project?

33:59 What's Lynn’s advice for other HOA board members?

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Fejezetek

1. What makes a good HOA board member? (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to this week’s HOA Board Hero - Lynn Ochberg (00:01:01)

3. How is Lynn's condo board structured? (00:04:23)

4. Why is professional management crucial for HOA success? (00:05:57)

5. What's the primary role of HOA board members? (00:07:55)

6. What inspired Lynn to become a board member? (00:09:45)

7. How did Florida legislation change HOA responsibilities after Surfside? (00:11:32)

8. Is Lynn's board united on important decisions? (00:13:24)

9. Why is pet policy such a challenging issue for HOAs? (00:14:46)

10. How do HOA subcommittees help board decision-making? (00:16:49)

11. Ad Break - FiPhO (00:19:05)

12. What qualities make someone an excellent board member? (00:19:59)

13. How did Lynn handle a significant unexpected expense? (00:24:22)

14. What's Lynn’s proudest accomplishment as a board leader? (00:30:50)

15. How did Lynn’s board achieve unanimous approval for a major project? (00:32:10)

16. What's Lynn’s advice for other HOA board members? (00:33:59)

17. How can you nominate an HOA board hero? (00:35:17)