Pamela Dittmer Mckuen

No matter if it's treasure or trash, when a condominium resident stockpiles too much of anything, it can be detrimental to the entire building. "Collecting a lot of stuff isn't...

Condominiums that don't allow pets must find workable solutions for residents who require medically-prescribed animals. If not, the association can end up in the doghouse — and worse. The U.S....

Like many remodeling jobs, this one started small. Kathie and Art Howe decided to redo the kitchen in their 25-year-old North Side town house. They hired an architect and a...

Conventional wisdom for homebuilders used to be if you can't get the roof on before the first snowfall, wait until spring. That's not the case anymore. Winter construction is not...

It's official: The long-debated and -awaited Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act is ready to go. Nearly everyone who gets paid to perform management services for community associations in...

Anything you want to know about community associations is probably on YouTube. This popular video-sharing Internet site is well-known for entertainment, but it has much more to show than cute...

Stroll through many sprawling community associations and you're likely to see close-cropped lawns, beefy hedges, parkway tree canopies and shimmering ponds. The landscape may be beautiful, but it's expensive to...

While the global economy continues to falter, community associations pay a high price. The number of owners not making monthly assessments has escalated, which puts a huge crimp in the...

If your community association's to-do list runs on for pages, it's hard to know where to start. Especially when you have more issues than time or money to resolve them....