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What is Management Company?

A management company is the professional firm an association hires to handle administration, accounting, vendor coordination, and resident communication.

Management agreements range from full-service (accounting, maintenance coordination, meeting support, compliance inspections, resident communication) to financial-only, where the board handles operations.

Managers advise; boards decide. A manager cannot approve architectural requests, waive fines, or sign contracts unless the board delegated that authority in writing.

The dominant cost driver in most management portfolios is inbound resident communication — the same lookup questions repeated across every community under management. That is the workload AI assistants are best suited to absorb.

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Related terms

Board of DirectorsThe board of directors is the group of owners elected to govern the association, set the budget, enforce the documents, and hire vendors on behalf of all members.AssessmentAn assessment is the mandatory payment each owner owes the association to fund shared expenses, usually billed monthly, quarterly, or annually.Resale PackageA resale package is the bundle of association documents a seller must provide a buyer, typically including the CC&Rs, bylaws, rules, budget, financials, minutes, and an estoppel certificate.

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