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Field notes from the community association industry.
Explainers, policy updates, and lessons from boards, managers, vendors, and counsel — written by people who’ve spent their careers inside this industry.
- Policy4 min read
SB 4-D: what Florida boards actually need to do, in plain English
The 2022 condo safety law produced more compliance noise than action. Here's the short list of what your board has to do this year, what 'completed' looks like, and where the deadlines actually bite.
Common Elements Team · Apr 21, 2026
- Guide4 min read
The vendor vetting checklist boards actually need
Most board-vendor disasters trace back to four things that should've been checked in week one. Here's the short list - license, insurance, references, and scope clarity - and how to verify each in under an hour.
Common Elements Team · Apr 18, 2026
- Product4 min read
Why we built Common Elements
After twelve years inside this industry, the same gaps keep showing up - boards making vendor decisions on word of mouth, RFPs running in email chains, attorneys and managers finding each other through luck. We built the platform the industry never got around to building for itself.
Common Elements Team · Apr 15, 2026
- Guide5 min read
SIRS reserve funding without the panic
Your engineer just handed you a structural integrity reserve study with a $4.2M number on it. Here's how to translate that into a funding plan that doesn't blow up special assessments - and what your options actually are.
Common Elements Team · Apr 10, 2026