1375 Kenyon Street, NW
R.U. asks: “did andpizza in CoHi just abruptly close?
Google says “temporarily closed”: (more…)
photo by LaTur
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Thanks to Tom for sharing on Sunday (7/28) from 14th and Q Street, NW: (more…)
The reality
You’ve probably never read your building’s property management contract all the way through. Most board members haven’t either. If you did, you’d find a carefully defined scope of work — vendors coordinated, maintenance dispatched, assessments collected, reports generated.
What you wouldn’t find: anything about fiduciary duties. Reserve funding strategy. Compliance tracking. Case documentation. Institutional memory. The legal obligations that make your board personally accountable to unit owners.
That’s not an oversight in the contract. It’s the contract. Property management was never designed to cover governance. And yet most boards — paying $10,000 to $18,000 a year for the service — assume it does.
Operations and governance are different jobs. One has a contract. The other has a fiduciary duty.
What your building is paying — and what it’s getting.
What the contract covers. What it doesn’t.
The markup problem most boards don’t know about.
Beyond the management fee, most property management companies mark up vendor invoices — the plumber, the landscaper, the elevator contractor — by 10 to 15 percent before passing the bill to the association. It’s legal. It’s common. And boards have almost no visibility into it. (more…)
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Photo by Kyle
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“Dear PoPville,
This weekend (7/28) at the Mubadala Citi Open I witnessed a very handsome volunteer usher apologize profusely to a guest for a reason I didn’t catch while passing by. Without thinking, I turned my head and said to him, “never apologize,” and he conceded to the advice but said he was still sorry and we both smile-laughed as I walked away. Now I’m sorry I didn’t stick around a little longer. In the off-chance he’s DMV-based and single I’d love to get a (preferably not overpriced tennis tournament) drink!”
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Join Mindful Movement DC this Memorial Day Weekend for a 3 night yoga retreat to rebalance strength & softness in our lives! During this weekend in the woods, we will create a sacred space to nourish and embrace our whole selves through yoga, meditation, journaling, time in nature, and community building.
Event led by:
“Maddie in Glover Park
This senior pet has decided to be a stowaway, and while she loves Glover Park, she’s apparently ready for a road trip! LFG, no passport needed…..”
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“Dear PoPville,
On Monday (7/29) around 9:10 pm, I was biking on the MBT alone and came across a group of teenagers on the path. I wasn’t able to pass so I was biking behind them but the group stopped walking and a few guys slowly walked toward me asking for directions. They grabbed me and tried to take my belongings but another biker came shortly after and scared them away. A huge thank you to the man who was biking on the MBT Monday night and made sure I was ok! And a reminder to everyone else to be cautious and alert!“
This rental is located at 1924 8th St NW. The Craigslist ad says: (more…)
photo by angela n.
Kristen writes on Saturday:
“Thank you to the woman in georgetown who generously paid for my parking this morning so I could make it to my running group. This was my first major run after nearly 5 months of PT and I don’t know if she realized how important this was to me.”
“Dear PoPville,
Any idea if Harry Thomas Pool will be closed for remainder of the season? Locker rooms were overflowing with sewage and roaches yesterday (Saturday)”
and from another reader on Saturday around 4pm:
“Everyone just got kicked out of Harry Thomas pool because “sewage was pouring out of the locker room drains. It was wild! The staff told people to “wear shoes” as they exited through the locker rooms.”
Stay tuned.