Common Development Management

Deno and Krissto Makris, are very loyal to their accounts I don’t know what this guy is talking about he sounds like he is ranting about his personal issues. I am also a homeowner from Castro Valley and no other homeowners have complained about their business I highly recommend CDM the Makris brothers are good guys who work hard to take care of their homeowners.

I am providing a review of Common Development Management Company (CDM) as a current homeowner in a PUD in Castro Valley and former Board Member of the association that I live In.
I would NOT recommend this firm to anyone! The brothers, Deno and Krissto Makris as owners and managers, have provided nothing but poor service to our Board Members and homeowners from the beginning.
Their website states and our association has been told recently at a board meeting that they are proud accredited members of the California Community Association (CACM). I have reviewed the oath and standard practices that CACM members agree to adhere to, and many of them are ignored by CDM.
In addition to ignoring several of the CACM guidelines they cannot be recommended to manage your HOA due to the following issues with service, communication, follow-​through and integrity.
— Constant spelling and grammatical errors on documents both internal and to the membership
— Regular non-​responsiveness to email, phone calls and requests for service
— Indicating to owners that services were performed, when they were not
— Using legal resources (fees) for simple document requests
— Regularly working directly with Board President, or independently and excluding other members on important matters such as cancelling board meetings.
— Not using best practices in bidding procedures
— Not following standard practices related to HOA Board Elections
— Not providing enough oversight of, and/​or quality contractors, for consideration by Board
— Providing contractor bids in open condition via email, not sealed bids
— Recently provided inaccurate, untruthful information to the association attorney regarding a recent open board meeting
If you would like ongoing poor communication, lack of reliable services and a company that does not seem to know how to follow the Davis Sterling Act (or even spell it properly) by all means, use CDM.
I and several other owners cannot recommend them for the reasons stated above.