6303 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, Arizona 85283
Phone: (480) 820-3451 Fax: (480) 820-7441
AN OVERVIEW
Kinney Management Services (KMS) was founded in 1983 to meet the rapidly increasing demand for
professional homeowner association consulting, management and maintenance. As more and more
municipalities required the formation of an association in order to provide maintenance for common
areas, the fledgling industry experienced phenomenal growth in a very short time. KMS established
a leadership role in assisting builders and developers in the process of forming, managing,
maintaining and preparing Valley associations for turnover to its homeowner members. With the
unique opportunity to become involved at their inception, KMS quickly became well known for its
unprecedented knowledge of homeowner associations as well as its willingness to take responsibility
for virtually all services related to their ongoing management and maintenance. Today KMS provides
services to over three hundred (300) communities ranging in size from small Sun City condominiums
to large master planned communities with thousands of units.
KMS offers a menu of services to meet the needs of virtually any type of homeowner association.
Association clients may choose from full service management, accounting only, licensed collection
services, landscape maintenance, and newsletter publishing.
KMS uses a MICR encoded coupon system for efficient and timely transfer of assessment payments
into the Association operating account. Funds are never co-mingled with other accounts.
Homeowners have the option of choosing automatic assessment withdrawal from any financial
institution in the country which offers convenience to members and a predictable cash flow to the
association when a substantial number of members use this payment option. On-line credit card payment
is available by returning to the home page of this site and clicking on the gold Pay Assessment link
at the bottom left of your screen. KMS custom
software provides detailed, accurate financial reporting through succinct and easy to read monthly
statements.
KMS professional managers perform all daily association tasks at the direction of the Board of
Directors. They communicate with association members, tour the community for CC&R compliance,
oversee contracts and bid processes, attend Board meetings, arrange for annual meetings, and
provide assistance in budgeting and financial planning. Managers work closely with the KMS
administrative and accounting staff in order to coordinate all association services in a
comprehensive, productive and efficient manner.
KMS uses a proven architectural violation enforcement system which consists of a series
of letters followed by a legal letter and documented by a violation log. In over ninety
five percent of the cases, this process, at some point, resolves the problem. If suit must
be filed, KMS has working relationships with several attorneys experienced in the field of
architectural violation litigation. KMS clients who have litigated violations have had a
high level of success with the process and have been routinely awarded attorney's fees as well.
In order to meet ongoing demands of advanced collection, and to satisfy the exacting
requirements of the State Banking Department as to what constitutes a collection agent,
KMS formed a licensed collection agency, Sentinel Servicing specializing in assessment
collection for homeowner associations. Using a 'fee for services' approach, the vast
majority of association funds dedicated to collections are recouped in the collection
process thereby making the process "free" to the association client. Sentinel Servicing
is professional, thorough and affordable. Additionally, the firm strives to treat
delinquent association members with dignity, courtesy and respect recognizing that they
are, and most likely will continue to be, members of the association. KMS is the only
residential management firm in the Valley that is licensed as a full service collection
agency.
Through its own versatile maintenance division, KMS performs maintenance of
landscaping and recreation facilities. KMS holds licensing for weed control
and backflow prevention testing. Even in cases where KMS does not perform the
maintenance on a project, in-depth experience in the field allows supervision of outside
contract services to be detailed and highly effective.
KMS is the largest locally owned residential management firm in the Valley.
Patricia Kinney, President and sole shareholder is nationally recognized as an expert on
integrated service. KMS ranks amongst the 25 largest women owned businesses in Arizona
according to the Business Journal. KMS corporate headquarters are still located at
its original South Tempe location along with a Sun City office to service the West Valley.
MISSION STATEMENT
To form a partnership with the Association
Board of Directors
And the membership
In seeking the highest possible
Standard of professional care
At an affordable cost
