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09/12/2008 11:43:22
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Subject: Ethical issues and conflicts
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Elsie Hermann
Joined: 09/10/2008 11:21:30
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Have you encountered an ethical issue that you would like to discuss? Please post it here.
This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 09/19/2008 11:44:40
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10/03/2008 09:57:33
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Subject: Re:Ethical issues and conflicts
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Mary Ann Sipos
Joined: 10/03/2008 08:54:45
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I have encountered a CPM that i believe did not manage a property well and caused significant vacancies and losses to the property. I do not know if mismanagement is an ethical issue???
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10/03/2008 10:49:52
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Greg Martin
Joined: 09/26/2008 16:00:40
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This is a tricky issue. There may be other factors into why the cpm did what they did. Some people just make bad decisions or have poor maangement skills vs oyutright theft or dis honesty. I do not believe a poor manaagment ability violates the code of ethis. Theft ,dishonesty, or something similar does violate the code.
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10/08/2008 15:58:30
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Jeffrey Laass
Joined: 09/29/2008 08:49:58
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At times owners cause mismanagement due to inadequate capital funds, lack of income due to vacancies and an inability or refusal to contribute funds to make improvements or maintain properties, which can look as though the property manager is mismanaging the property.
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11/19/2008 20:44:24
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Subject: Re:Ethical issues and conflicts
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Lori Burger
Joined: 09/15/2008 19:57:58
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Over the years many situations have occured. When I have been faced with those situations I have always relied on my strength to do the right thing. I have always slept good at night and plan to do so for the rest of my life.
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01/22/2009 14:44:37
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Erin Leedham
Joined: 12/24/2008 13:28:42
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With the hollidays having just passed one item that has sometimes arisen is christmas gifts from vendors to the property management team. Some companies have very strict policies and you are not allowed to accept even a box of chocolates. Others do not have a stated policy and allow the managers to use their judgement as to what is or is not appropriate to accept. How do some of your companies handle this issue?
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01/26/2009 16:00:26
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Subject: Re:Ethical issues and conflicts
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Allan Watkins
Joined: 01/05/2009 12:51:20
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Ethics is an ongoing learning curve. We as a business must be careful as to what would be preceived as an unethical gift. Before we can say a gift is unethical, we must first know what is construed as unethical. Was a gift received with the intent of winning favortism over a pending contract or is it a breakfast meeting that the vendor supplied to introduce their product or service?
If the gift is given as a prelude to a bidding process, then the gift would be construed as gaining favor and should not be taken. If it is the latter, then I see no ethical boundries being broken.
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02/10/2009 14:03:47
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Subject: Re:Ethical issues and conflicts
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Nicole Baptiste
Joined: 01/28/2009 19:41:09
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I have dealt with ethical issues and conflicts most of my experience with property management. At times some companies do not use professionalism as well as organizational skills when it comes to management. So have allowed unnecessary situation or circumstances accrue, but not realizing they can be avoid.
Sometimes companies over look the importance’s of resident relation, organization, professionalism and more. They are more focus on the revenue.
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03/24/2009 11:41:11
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Lynn Brock
Joined: 03/24/2009 11:25:45
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 with regard to ethics disclose disclose disclose. state what happened, maintain a converation log. include date, time, who, what where and when. stick to policy and procedures, local, state or federal guidelines. avoid opinions. stick to the facts. once you become emotionally involved you have got a problem. remain neutral.
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03/31/2009 08:59:09
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Jack Stafford
Joined: 01/13/2009 11:14:21
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In my opinion it is just as important to avoid the "apperance" of a conflict of interest or unethical practice as it is to participate in one. As a matter of practice I decline all offers even the "free" soda offered when I am calling on a restaurant tenant. The Ethics section of the IREM website has examples and interpretations of the IREM Code which are a great resources for the public when they are making a determination to file a complaint as well as for IREM members if they have a question about what may be an inapproprite action. The fact that before actions are taken they are being passed through an "Ethics Filter is great!
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05/02/2009 20:47:08
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Diane Rice
Joined: 04/05/2009 20:56:27
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I agree that ethics is a continually learning practice, and lays heavily upon how we are being perceived by those that we are servicing in the industry. Getting a license to a profession immediately places one under the microscope. It's a responsibility to be carried out with such high integrity, that there is no room left for speculation in the mind and eyes of the public!
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05/13/2009 14:20:30
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Lynn Lewis
Joined: 04/22/2009 08:30:06
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I would like to know if there would be a conflict of interest if I am the property manager for the association and work for the developer and the developer ask that I be the secretary of it's entity. Is there a confliced of interest being the Property Manager as well as the Secretary of the LLC?
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11/09/2009 10:02:37
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Subject: Re:Ethical issues and conflicts
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David Bryant
Joined: 11/09/2009 09:57:00
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I am responding to whether or not mismanagement of a property could be an ethnical issue. When I first read this I thought the answer would be no, but after thinking about it, I can see where someone may think that this could be a serious ethnical issue if the manager knowingly is not doing their best to manage the property.
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06/09/2010 18:36:14
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Subject: Re:Ethical issues and conflicts
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Kristy Allen
Joined: 06/09/2010 18:25:02
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When it comes to ethical issues and conflicts. I think that we need to step back and think that we are the owners of this property and do we think that this is the right thing to do and benefits the business. I do agree that when I go to bed at night I want to be able to close my eyes and feel that the day went well and I did all that I could to make my owner proud to have me respresent him.
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09/28/2010 09:43:44
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Subject: Re:Ethical issues and conflicts
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George Nasidze
Joined: 09/28/2010 09:43:01
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Ethics and conflicts is very common in any working environment. I have experienced a situation when I hired a staff member with my superior’s recommendation. Some time after and I noticed that he was performing very poorly regardless of additional trainings he received form me. When I was asked by my superior how he was doing, I didn’t hesitate to tell him the reality, that I didn’t think the person was suitable for this particular job. He insisted to give him more time and he would improve. So we did. Of course the job performance didn’t improve, and I decided that to let him go. I needed my superior’s approval for that, which he refused to give and suggested that maybe it was my poor training strategy to be blamed, which obviously created a conflict.
I asked the company for my relocation to avoid any further escalations which I was granted, and soon after my ex-superior was brought in front of Ethics Committee.
It is very important to always measure up to Ethical and Moral codes in the workplace and in personal life as well.
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