Community associations of any size are similar to big businesses in many ways. Most community associations are confronted with various maintenance and operational tasks. Typically, a community association's business is conducted by a board of directors. These boards of directors may be responsible for six and seven figure annual budgets. They determine the characteristics of their communities and are charged with protecting and enhancing the value of the real property in which more and more of us invest and make our homes.

Even the casual consideration of the role of community association directors compels the conclusion that their role is so important that capable persons must be attracted to be directors. The period of developer control is critical to the initial health of a community association, consequently, developers must be able to attract good candidates for appointment to the boards of their communities. Unless, after transition, associations attract capable owners to be directors, the community association businesses are at risk of failure. While Armageddon is not yet upon us, there are problems that dissuade developer-appointees and owners from serving as directors.

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