A Guide to Lithium-Ion Battery Safety for Condo Associations and Their Unit Owners
Making sure the residents of your building are equipped with safety information to keep themselves, their belongings, and their neighbors safe is one of your top responsibilities. In today’s technology-centered world, that includes knowing the safety risks posed by lithium-ion batteries and sharing tips with condo unit owners on how they can minimize those risks. In 2022, lithium-ion batteries caused 12 fires in Massachusetts alone....
Read More What to Do If Your Condo Association Insurance Rate Goes Up
Everywhere you look, prices seem to be going up—at the gas tank, in the grocery store, and now, unfortunately, on your condo association insurance annual renewal documents. The team at Gilbert understands how frustrating a premium increase of any amount can be, not to mention how unhappy individual condo unit owners might be if their association fees go up as a result. While it may...
Read More Why It’s Essential to Have the Right Replacement Cost Coverage for Your Home, Condo Association, or Apartment Building
Whether you’re a homeowner, a trustee of a condominium association, or the landlord of an apartment building, one of your most important duties is taking good care of the property you’re responsible for. This obligation goes well beyond making sure the landscaping is maintained, necessary repairs are performed, and the building is up to code. If a catastrophe, such as a fire or hurricane, were...
Read More Gilbert Asks the Experts: Tips for Setting Up an HOA Bank Account
Over the past 70 years, Gilbert Insurance has partnered with knowledgeable local professionals to better serve our clients’ personal and business insurance needs and beyond. To kick off 2021, we decided to bring this professional wisdom directly to you through a new blog series, called “Gilbert Asks the Expert.” Our first topic concerns what board members of condo communities need to know about setting up...
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