Start Planning for a Disaster Now Consider this scenario: You are a board member for a Condominium Association that represents over 300 residents in a condominium complex consisting of two towers. In the early hours of a Thursday morning, you are awakened by a loud knocking at your door. You open it to find a frantic resident telling you that a building is aflame and the fire department has begun to evacuate people. You get dressed and go outside to see four units are actively burning and others significantly damaged. What are you going to do? As a board member, do you have a responsibility to take action? Do you know the plan? Disasters, natural or man-made, occur with alarming regularity. Disasters can occur without warning at any time of the day or night. There are many ways a disaster can detrimentally affect a community. Just like in the above

Article Contribution Jayme Gelfand, PCAM Vice President, Relationship Market Manager BB&T Association Services To reach Jayme: jgelfand@bbandt.com Preparation is the key to good management. Hurricane Season beings on June 1st and now runs through November 30th , and as you are well aware, having a Hurricane Preparedness Plan in place makes the process of preparing more efficient. To help you be better prepared, our team at KW Property Management, along with the help of our friends at BB&T, have created a checklist of the items you should include. Financial Preparation Fund reserves at least partially; the absence of any cash reserves will hinder an association’s ability to make a deposit to a contractor who is available. Consider a special reserve to fund insurance deductibles and/or items not covered Consider making arrangements for a line of credit with your bank, so that you will have available cash to meet emergencies and