Welcome back to the topic of HOA and maintenance plans. Armed with a deeper appreciation of the advantages they offer, let's explore the five essential maintenance plans that your association should prioritize.
1.PREDICTIVE HOA MAINTENANCE PLAN Here, we assume that common area components will give warning signs when they're about to fail. So, a predictive maintenance plan requires constant monitoring of common area components. The aim is to detect small problems and fix them as soon as possible. Predictive maintenance can help save associations money. By addressing minor issues before they become major, you can also avoid expensive repairs and replacements .
2.SCHEDULED HOA MAINTENANCE PLAN The scheduled maintenance plan is the go-to approach for HOA maintenance! Under this plan, common area components get regular attention, regardless of their current condition. The main goal is to reduce the chances of component breakdowns or, at the very least, minimize the consequences if a failure were to happen. This approach also simplifies HOA budget planning, allowing the board to foresee the association's maintenance needs and allocate funds accordingly, so there are no surprise expenses!
3.SEASONAL HOA MAINTENANCE PLANS Seasonal maintenance plans are basically a form of preventive maintenance! But, if you're aiming for a comprehensive maintenance strategy for your community, it can be really useful to have a special plan for each season. This means you'll have maintenance tasks that match the specific needs of each time of the year. For example, snow removal services are only necessary during the winter. An example = A spring maintenance plan, for instance, could include things like repainting common areas, resurfacing asphalt surfaces, landscaping, and other jobs that are better suited for dryer weather conditions.
4.DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PLAN If you find yourself considering this kind of maintenance plan, only do it for non-essential maintenance tasks. Don't postpone maintenance for components and equipment that your homeowners depend on. Your deferred maintenance plan should never create safety and health risks for the entire community, lead to declining property values, or cause an increase in insurance costs. HOAs should avoid aiming for a deferred maintenance plan at all costs!
5 EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE PLAN This is like a form of corrective maintenance that demands immediate action and takes top priority over other maintenance tasks. As a result, your regular maintenance schedule gets disrupted, and it could potentially affect the community's overall operations.
An example of emergency maintenance could be a roof collapse. Roof replacements can be quite costly, and they might deplete resources meant for other maintenance tasks, which is not ideal because those components also require regular upkeep to function properly.
I hope this helps you in making a commitment to the optimal maintenance plan for your community.