WPM BLOG
6 Tips for Pool Safety This Summer
Swimming pools are an enjoyable amenity for apartment communities, condominium associations and homeowner associations alike. However, if not managed and maintained carefully, they can pose great liability. Follow these six tips for pool safety to help ensure a safe summer. 1. Communicate your expectations for safe swimming and poolside behavior Swimming pool managers should clearly communicate […]
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Responsibilities of Managers, Tenants, and Owners in a Commercial Condominium
In a Commercial Condominium setting, managers, tenants and owners have unique responsibilities to one another and to the property. Tenant responsibilities are the simplest. It’s their responsibility to maintain a clean and undamaged space, comply with the governing documents of the Association they reside in, and to maintain good financial standing with their landlord. Owners […]
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Building Smarter Buildings
The day to day demands of a property manager’s job are many: Nancy is cold again! Quick, go fix that heater! The toilet is stopped in the accounting department! Oh no! Gotta check that plumbing! There is another leak in the roof over the lobby! Really? Time for another patch! This non-stop barrage of daily […]
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Dealing with Delinquencies
Have you heard the phrase, “many hands make light work?” That adage also applies to your Association. When all Owners carry their share of the financial responsibility by paying their Association fees on time, your community thrives: amenities are funded, reserves are maintained, routine maintenance is performed on schedule, et cetera. Plus, because everyone shares […]
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Student Housing: 12 Months of Rent for 10 Months of Occupancy
Why do student housing units usually require college students to sign a 12-month lease, when students will only occupy the unit for the 10-month academic school year? WPM Regional Property Manager Karen Houston explains, “Buildings do not take a summer vacation. More importantly, the costs associated with maintaining a property never take a break. That’s […]
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Invest in Your Roof
One of the most important activities property managers and maintenance superintendents can perform to protect commercial and large residential facilities is a regular and thorough inspection of their facilities’ roofing systems. Regular, scheduled inspections and routine maintenance can be the difference between a roof that meets or exceeds its rated service life and one that […]
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