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J U L Y , 2 0 1 6

Hueston McNulty, P.C.

Defense and General Counsel

Serving New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania

A Professional Corporation

Value–Experience–Quality

We provide our Association clients with qual-

ity and

value.We

strive to solve the problem–

resolve the issue–and make life easier for our

Associations and their property managers.

Samuel J. McNulty, Esq.

smcnulty@huestonmcnulty.com /www.huestonmcnulty.com

Tel: 973-377-0200 / Fax: 973-377-6328

Florham Park - Sparta - Toms River - Philadelphia - Manhattan

Who canYOUR Association

count on today for guidance in

Transition and Construction

Defect Litigation?

Another line item often overlooked

in budget preparation is bad debt.

Bad debt is defined as funds the

association most likely will not collect.

Having a good understanding of the

collections and reviewing the status of

those collections with the association’s

attorney can help determine this key

line item in the budget. Since all bud-

gets have revenue (maintenance fees)

to offset expenses, any uncollected

maintenance fees cause cash flow

problems. Bad debt can be the lead-

ing cause for poor cash flow.

Creating a sound budget is not a

challenging process. Reviewing con-

tracts, insurance and the overall spend-

ing history along with short and long

term needs is all you will need to pre-

pare an adequate budget. The chal-

lenge is communicating that process to

the owners when your “number crunch-

ing” results into an increase in mainte-

nance fees/assessments. Associations

that meet that challenge, reflect a solid

board and management team who

have a full understanding of the needs

of the community and are making the

tough decisions that are required to

have a fiscally sound association. The

board and management can only feel

confident when all of the math works

and the owners fully understands all that

goes into the budget. Sometimes the

message may not be received well due

to an increase in fees. Explaining the

numbers and how they all come togeth-

er is the only path to a well-run com-

munity. If the process is detailed and

supportive, the board and management

will have full confidence in presenting

the budget to the membership.

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CONFIDENCE...

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