Georgia Community Association Management
Empire South Association Management provides community association management services for homeowners associations, property owners associations, condominium communities, townhome associations and developer-controlled developments throughout Georgia.
Supporting Georgia Communities at Every Stage
With a team that holds a collective experience of over 25 years, we support the financial, administrative and operational responsibilities that help associations function effectively. We work with both developer-controlled and owner-controlled communities, adapting our approach to each association’s governing documents, stage of development and management agreement.
Whether your community is newly established, transitioning from developer control or evaluating a new management partner, our goal is to provide organized operations, reliable communication and consistent follow-through.
What Is Community Association Management in Georgia?
Community association management supports the recurring financial, administrative and operational work assigned to a residential association. A management company helps implement board or developer-approved decisions while the appropriate governing body retains its decision-making authority.
Services are tailored to the association’s governing documents and management agreement, rather than applying an identical process to every community.
Management for Different Types of Georgia Communities
Associations can take many forms and have significantly different responsibilities. Empire South Association Management provides management services for many types of community associations, including:
Homeowners associations
Property owners associations
Condominium associations
Townhome associations
Developer-controlled communities
Owner-controlled communities
Day-to-Day Management, Taken Care Of
Community associations have both short-term operational and financial needs.
Empire South Association Management performs many aspects of an association's day-to-day operations, such as:
- owner communications
- assessment collection
- maintenance of association records
- architectural requests
- routine association business
Our staff serves as a central point of contact for owners, so we can address common questions and requests without board members or developer involvement.
On the financial side, Empire South Association Management develops budgets that reflect the association's expected costs, collects assessments from owners, and follows the association's established procedures when accounts become delinquent.
Many decisions affecting the association remain the responsibility of the board of directors. We handle the administrative work involved in board activities. This includes:
- preparing for board and annual meetings
- communicating with owners
- organizing association records
- completing administrative tasks resulting from board-approved decisions
We make sure that important issues reach the appropriate decision-maker. When an owner request or association matter requires input from the board, developer, association counsel or another professional, we make sure the matter is routed to the appropriate party.
This lets board members spend more time governing the association while our staff handles many recurring administrative tasks needed to keep the community moving.
Many community associations rely on outside vendors and service providers.
Empire South Association Management assists with obtaining bids from potential vendors, reviewing proposals with the board and coordinating with the vendors or service providers once they have been approved by the board.
The board retains the authority to decide which vendors and services the association will use. Once that decision is made, our staff handles much of the administrative work required to coordinate the relationship and keep routine matters moving.
As the community’s needs evolve, Empire South Association Management can help coordinate additional vendors or service providers when the board determines additional services are needed.
Finally, when the governing documents require the community to transition from developer control to owner control, we can assist with the administrative work involved in preparing for and completing the turnover.
Working With Georgia Developers From Development Through Turnover
Empire South Association Management works with developer-controlled communities at different stages of development.
During the initial phase of our engagement with a developer-controlled community, we work with the developer to develop procedures for the routine operation of the association, including communication with owners, assessment collection, architectural requests, vendor coordination and other standard association business.
Once those procedures are in place, Empire South Association Management can handle many of the day-to-day operations of the association. This allows the developer to remain engaged in major issues without being involved in every routine matter.
As development progresses and some responsibilities and their associated costs shift from the developer to the association, we can modify budgets, administrative procedures and vendor coordination to reflect that change.
Experience That Adapts to Different Communities
Empire South Association Management has over a decade of experience providing management services to community associations with different structures, responsibilities and stages of development.
Our experience includes:
This experience includes both developer-controlled and owner-controlled associations. Because every association is different, Empire South Association Management starts each engagement by examining the community’s governing documents, any existing procedures and the responsibilities assigned to the association. We then establish the systems needed to manage the association consistently.
Georgia Community Association Management From Savannah
Empire South Association Management maintains its registered Georgia office at:
1480 Chatham Parkway, Suite 100
Savannah, GA 31405
Our Georgia presence complements more than a decade of broader experience managing community associations at different stages of development.
Georgia Community Association Management
Built Around Your Association
The right management structure depends on the characteristics of the community itself. Governing documents, financial responsibilities, common property, owner needs and the stage of development all affect how an association should be managed.
Empire South Association Management provides the administrative, financial and operational management needed to keep those responsibilities organized while remaining accessible to boards, developers and property owners.
If you are seeking professional management for your Georgia community association, contact Empire South Association Management to learn more about how our team can assist your community.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Does a Community Association Management Company in Georgia Do?
A community association management company manages many of the financial, administrative and operational responsibilities associated with operating an association. Examples include collecting assessments from owners, preparing budgets, maintaining records, communicating with owners, supporting meeting preparation, coordinating vendors, processing architectural requests and administering the association’s governing documents.
What Types of Georgia Community Associations Can Empire South Association Management Manage?
Empire South Association Management can provide management services to homeowners associations, property owners associations, condominium associations, townhome associations and communities under either developer or owner control.
Empire South Association Management will determine the management process based on the responsibilities identified in the community’s governing documents and any specific requirements outlined in those documents.
Does Empire South Association Management Work With Developer-Controlled Communities in Georgia?
Yes. Empire South Association Management works with developer-controlled communities at various points throughout the development cycle. We can assist in establishing procedures for recurring association matters, handle many daily association management duties and support the association as it prepares for the eventual transition to owner control.
Can Empire South Association Management Take Over an Existing Georgia Community Association?
Yes. We can begin by incorporating into our management process the existing governing documents, budget, policies and procedures, vendors and operational methods used by the association prior to engaging our firm.
After reviewing the systems the association has in place, Empire South Association Management can establish management procedures around the association’s responsibilities and the community’s current needs.
How Does Empire South Association Management Determine What Services a Georgia Association Needs?
We start by reviewing the association’s governing documents and existing operational framework. The governing documents identify the responsibilities assigned to the association, while the community’s budget, vendors, procedures and stage of development help identify how best to manage those responsibilities.