[CA][Condo] - Experience with Volunteer Landscaping?
Hi All- Our community of 200 units successfully recalled our entire Board of the past decade and even got a new management company. But there are still many challenges ahead to get a grip on our costs and rising HOA dues. One of the areas that we can possibly cut is the Landscaping. No one thinks they do a good job. Problem is, when I suggested we homeowners volunteer to do landscaping for at least one year to see how it turns out and put the savings towards building our Reserves, a couple homeowners got upset saying it would lower property values. However, with an empty Treasury and half are rented out (we will try to impose a rental cap but it takes major voting), your condo is not worth much to the banks anyway who refuse most loans on our community. Have you done your own landscaping successfully (we will keep a dedicated certified arborist which is a separate thing)? I assume you made volunteers sign a legal waiver about accidents or damage to landscaping tools. Or is this a bad idea with a lot of legal implications??