Kent is Maryland’s smallest county by population, and its associations reflect that — small, often waterfront, and frequently self-managed longer than they should be. Family-owned since 1989, AAMC-accredited, with capped manager portfolios so yours is known rather than numbered.
Managing a rental property in Kent County? See Tidewater rental management instead — this page is for HOA & condo association boards.
We cover the whole county — the Chester and Sassafras river shores, the bay beaches, and the inland north and east. Each town carries its own association mix.
Being small doesn’t reduce what a board is responsible for — only the overhead it can carry to get there.
Along the Chester and Sassafras rivers and the bay shore at Rock Hall and Betterton, piers, bulkheads, ramps and shoreline are the capital items that most often go unplanned — and they don’t get cheaper by being ignored.
A high share of housing here is second-home or seasonal, so a board is often trying to reach owners who aren’t in the county most of the year. Quorum becomes a live issue rather than a formality, and notice cadence has to plan for it.
Our financial-only tier exists for exactly this: a real finance department — GAAP-compliant books, collections, audit support — without the overhead of full service a small association doesn’t need.
Kent is part of our Delmarva portfolio, so your board’s dedicated CAM works with a regional director who runs Eastern Shore and Delaware communities day to day.
Don oversees the Eastern Shore, Ocean City and Delaware portfolio — 20+ years across customer service and real estate, with a background as a hotel general manager, building engineer and government contract specialist, and a Community Association Portfolio Manager since 2006. Manager portfolios are capped at 8–12 communities, so your board works with a dedicated CAM, not a rotating pool.
Board references available on request — we’d rather you talk to a comparable Kent board than read about us.
Rock Hall and riverfront communities with piers, bulkheads, and shoreline to plan and reserve for.
Small associations and condos inside the Chestertown historic district, with the review that comes with it.
Betterton and bayside associations where non-resident ownership shapes communication and quorum.
Small self-managed associations that want CPA-led books and audit support without full-service overhead.
Pick the level your board needs — the manager, the response time, and the accreditation stay the same.
Financial and full property management: board-meeting attendance, neighborhood inspections, vendor management and on-site oversight, financial controls, and day-to-day operations — including HR for association employees.
Governance, legal affairs, risk management, maintenance coordination, contracting, and full financial management — with meetings, inspections, and on-site presence available à la carte at a set hourly rate.
Strictly financial for self-managed Kent boards: budgets, reserves, assessment collection, accounts payable and receivable, GAAP-compliant bookkeeping, audit coordination, and resale certificates.
For all-purpose HOA questions see our main FAQ hub.
Ask your own question →Yes, and it mainly changes cadence rather than scope. Notices, meeting scheduling and quorum planning all have to assume a largely non-resident ownership — a process we set up rather than something a board should be improvising each year.
Manager portfolios are capped at 8–12 communities — a hard ceiling, so a Kent board gets a manager who knows its governing documents rather than one lost in an overloaded book.
Our emergency line is answered by Tidewater community managers on a rotating on-call schedule, not a third-party answering service. Callback standard is 20 minutes, contractually guaranteed at 30.
We quote per association rather than publishing a rate card, because cost tracks community size, vendor count, meeting cadence and complexity. Request a proposal for a line-item number, or start with the financial-only tier.
The notice period in your current management agreement sets the pace. From there we work to a 30/60/90-day plan covering records, bank accounts, vendor assignment and the first reporting cycle — see the full transition timeline.
Tell us a little about your association and a manager from your region will be in touch within one business day.
Tell us a little about your community and the right person will be in touch within one business day. No pressure, ever.
Request Proposal / Contact →Prefer to call? (855) 876-5500 · 24/7 emergency line for current communities
