Betsy Barbieux and Suzanne Lynn kick off a new season of CAM Matters by introducing the newest member of the Florida CAM Schools family, Chelsea Lowder. Chelsea works alongside Betsy in the Leesburg office and, among other things, is growing our network of community managers, board members and service providers. If you haven't already, join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/401330244541617 FLORIDA CAM SCHOOLS – BETSY BARBIEUX, CAM, CFCAM, CMCA – CAM MATTERS Florida CAM Schools, LLC Condos, Coops, HOAs and Beyond! Florida CAM Schools, provides education and professional development to condo, coop, and HOA management professionals. We offer training for condo, coop, and HOA managers, board members, service providers by providing continuing education courses, CAM prelicensing classes, staff development workshops, follow up support, on-line resources, course materials, assessment tools, and coaching services.   For more information on Florida communities, HOA community associations and management visit: https://floridacamschools.com/home/ CAM Matters on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/401330244541617 Florida CAM Schools on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Florida-CAM-Schools-LLC-104066087604324/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsybarbieux/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/betsybarbieux Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betsybarbieux/

Getting along with your neighbors is one of the most important – and sometimes challenging – aspects of living in a community. Even board members are sometimes at odds with one another. In this entertaining episode, Betsy Barbieux and Suzanne Lynn discuss how knowing your personality type – and the types of those around you – can help you navigate your way through the conflicts that inevitably arise.

Connie Lorenz from Asphalt Restoration Technology Systems, Inc. in Orlando, Florida – also known as "The Asphalt Chick" – joins Betsy Barbieux and Suzanne Lynn to talk in layman's terms about an important but rarely mentioned responsibility for community managers and their boards – maintaining the roads, parking lots and other paved areas. They discuss the different methods and costs associated with these projects.

It's a special FAQ episode with Betsy Barbieux and Suzanne Lynn. Maria wants Betsy to explain which records homeowners are entitled to see. Another viewer asks about credentials such as CAM, CCAM, CMCA, etc. Finally, the owner of a condo in the Florida Panhandle has a question about meeting minutes.

Phillip Massi from Assured Partners joins Betsy Barbieux and Suzanne Lynn to discuss insurance, and the specific coverage needs of community associations.

Betsy Barbieux and Suzanne Lynn talk about your community's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document and why you should read and understand it before purchasing your home.

In this episode, Betsy Barbieux and Suzanne Lynn are joined by Lauren Broom from Space Coast Pool School, who talks about guidelines and gives tips for the proper operation of a community swimming pool.

So, you've been elected to your community association's board of directors – or "voluntold" that you're on it. What now? You'll need to prove that you're certified, and you have a couple of options. One is signing the "perjury statement," saying you understand all the rules and responsibilities of being on the board. The other is taking a class to learn what you need to know. In this episode, Betsy Barbieux talks about the difference between the options.

In this episode, Betsy Barbieux and Suzanne Lynn discuss how knowing your association's rules without fully understanding them can be worse than not knowing them at all.

Betsy Barbieux and Suzanne Lynn start 2020 and the second season of CAM Matters with a discussion about the rights homeowners have when living in an HOA.