The Cost of Deferred Maintenance

Many communities find themselves with a dilemma. In the time of COVID-19, communities have many of their residents working from home or not at all. Their daily routine consists of walking the dog, convincing their kids that online schooling is working, logging into an online meeting, talking to clients and colleagues on the phone, then walking the dog again to get out of the house in an effort not to go crazy. This gift of time at home has led to a spike in maintenance requests. The dilemma lies with managers and their boards trying to balance a flood of unexpected maintenance projects with a sometimes-waning budget.   Read the entire article……………………………….

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