10 July, 2011
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Charles Rosenbaum, the Manager of HOAM (Highrise Owners Association Management) is available to answer your questions regarding owners associations and the role they play in living in a high-rise or villa in Dubai.
About Charles:
After leaving the farm in the Midwest USA, Charles Rosenbaum CMCA, AMS, PCAM went to the University of Washington where he majored in Business Administration/Accounting. Charles found his career in Real Estate and Owner Association Management.
He successfully owned and operated a Owner Association Management Company for twelve years in Las Vegas, Nevada consisting of over ninety associations and thirty five employees.
As a member of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) since 1993 he has earned the top certification of Professional Community Manager (PCAM). As one of less than two thousand PCAMs in the world Charles brings a high level of knowledge and skill to the position of Manager of Highrise Owners Association Management (HOAM).
If you have a question on jointly owned property and owner associations please send it Charles at crosenbaum@hoam.ae. We cannot guarantee a personal answer to your questions but a selection of questions and answers will be featured regularly here on the site.
HOAM information can be found at www.hoam.ae.
Tel: 00971 4 335 5523
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