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2008 SUPER SPONSORS

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Mediation Services Survey

Dear Members,
Please help us determine the viability of our Chapter's offering mediation services.  Click here to take survey.  Win a chance for a free lunch if you complete it by midnight. on Friday, May 9.

If the letter of explanation did not come up in the letter sent to you by e-mail,click here to read it.

Chapter Wins National Award

The Greater Los Angeles Chapter has won the CAI National Member Services Award for its innovative 2007 "Hot Havana Nights" Casino Night fundraiser. Remember our invitation on CD? Well, we doubled both attendance & profit over past years...and everybody had a great time! The award was presented at the CAI National Conference in Orlando.

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Are You Ready for Wine Night at the Magic Castle?

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Individual tickets are no longer available...however, you still can attend by signing up for a sponsorship that includes a ticket... such as the Wizard - 1 available (2 tickets), Wine- 4 available(1 ticket each), Rabbit in the Hat- 4available (1 ticket). Sign up for the sponsorship and we''ll sell you a second ticket so you can bring your significant other. Contact the Chapter Office at 323-254-9526 for more information.

Educating Your Community

Attention, HOA Community Leaders! Here are some educational tools to use.

Don't Miss Our Next HOA Board Member Orientation!

Twenty-five HOA board members attended an eight-hour workshop on Saturday, April 5, to learn about their responsibilities and the law. Subjects presented by experts included rule enforcement, insurance, financial reporting, reserve funding, maintenance issues and board meeting protocol. The next workshop is on June 7 in Culver City. Click here for details.

Congratulations to Chapter Volunteer Award Recipients!

Read on to see who received the awards...

Business & Education Expo

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

SAVE THE DATE and plan now to attend our annual Business & Education Expo at the Skirball Cultural Center on Tuesday, September 16. Learn more...

Order Your 2008 Condominium Blue Book

If you haven't discovered this book, do so today! You will want to take it with you to all your board meetings for easy reference.

Attention Chapter Business Partner Members!

Would you like to sponsor an upcoming event to increase the visibility of your company? Select Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities on the navigation bar to the left for more information and a description of sponsorships.

DID YOU KNOW?

Quick Fact

One out of every six Americans now lives in an association-managed community.

On the Legislative Front

Almost 2,000 bills were introduced in the legislative hopper in February. In addition, there are hundreds of leftover bills, or as we know them, "two year bills."

FOCUS MAGAZINE

CAI - Your Best Source for HOA Education

NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

CAI Publication of Note

Delinquencies: How Community Associations Collect Assessments A handy guide covering the practical and legal remedies available to associations to collect delinquencies.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Mediating Solutions helps owners and associations settle disputes.

NorthStar Moving Corporation handles local or long distance residential, and commercial moves, as well as full-service small HOAs.

The Inspectors of Election provides a full range of election services from sending out ballots to election night.

Weiser Security Services, Inc. provides contract security guard service to large and small HOAs.