Cold Weather Advice
Snow can make children squeal with delight, but it can also make adults snort with dread and frustration. The association tries to remove snow and ice quickly…
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Protect Your Windows from Bird Collisions
Flight is a magnificent means of transportation, but not without its dangers—especially for birds. For many birds, a journey across the skies ends with a deadly collision…
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Holiday Office Hours
All Blackstone Management offices will be closing on the below dates in observance of the upcoming holidays. Christmas Holiday: Closing at 1:00 PM on Friday, December 22,…
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Expected Increases in Insurance Costs
We want you to be aware of changes in the marketplace which are continuing to increase insurance costs, so that you can make necessary adjustments to your…
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Protect Your Home While On Vacation
According to Merriam-Webster the basic definition of the word home is “one’s place of residence: domicile.” It might be a mansion in the country, a tract home…
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Preparing for a Natural Disaster
Does your association have a business continuity plan in place? In an emergency, it’s much easier to work from a plan rather than thinking on your feet.…
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Fido Has the Zoomies
Virtual meetings, once reserved for accommodating working professionals in different geographical locales and time zones, are now commonplace, thanks in large part to the global pandemic. But…
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Spring Cleaning: Simple Stain-Removing Solutions
Try as you might to prevent them, spills, drips and splatters in your house are inevitable. Whether you, your family or your guests are the culprits, stains…
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Make Sure You Give Proper Notice When Attempting to Remove a Tenant’s Dog
A Connecticut condo association board tried to force the removal of a dog after holding multiple hearings and concluding it was vicious (Copper Square Ass’n, Inc. v.…
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Board Candidates: We Want You!
You’re committed to bettering our community, so why not put that passion to work and run for a spot on the association board. The association will soon…
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5 ways to resolve your pet waste problems
Classified alongside pollutants from vehicles, pesticides, and more, pet waste is considered highly toxic and a nearly never-ending nuisance in community associations. “Not only is dog waste…
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Chimney Safety
There’s nothing as serene as a warm, crackling fire on a cold, winter night. There’s also nothing more dangerous if your chimney is damaged. Broken or cracked…
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