Many of our communities started with residents that were baby boomers. Now that population has aged and many community members are past retirement age. Unlike past generations, our residents are choosing to stay in their homes instead of moving in with a relative, into a retirement community, nursing home, or assisted-living community. Some Ohio condominium […]
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In early November an attorney from our office attended an annual meeting of an association consisting of 44 homes. In spite of the attendance of our attorney, the property manager, the association’s accountant, 5 board members, and 13 homeowners, no business could be conducted in that the association failed to achieve a quorum. At this
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Ohio condominium and homeowner associations have successfully weathered substantial challenges during the past few years. Problems ranging from major storms to substantial delinquency rates have forced volunteer board members and their professional property managers to make difficult, but well informed decisions on how best to maintain and operate our communities and neighborhoods. In 2014, associations
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If an association retains the services of an independent contractor, it is important to know when a 1099-MISC tax form must be provided to the contractor and filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Generally, IRS regulations require that businesses and organizations submit a Form 1099-MISC for any independent contractor paid over $600 for services
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Kaman & Cusimano recently collected over $11,000.00 for an association in a foreclosure action. To prevent the delinquent owner from collecting the rental payments from the tenant, the Court appointed a receiver to collect the payments directly from the tenant. For two years, the tenant remitted monthly rental payments totaling over $11,000.00 to the receiver
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A condominium association in central Ohio recently filed a lawsuit against its developer for substantial construction defects. The association, represented by Kaman & Cusimano, filed the lawsuit to address substantial water intrusion issues throughout the condominium property. The Columbus Dispatch recently ran a story on the lawsuit, including comments by partner Kevin M. Fields. Describing the issues
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Kaman & Cusimano is proud to announce registration is now open for our fall seminar series entitled “Federal Laws That Impact All Community Associations.” Last year our office saw more actions filed against boards for violating federal laws than any other type of action. Do not be in the dark. Do not be unaware. Attend
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According to a recent survey conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for the Foundation for Community Association Research, almost two thirds of community association residents rate their association experience as positive. Significantly, 90 percent of residents said association board members serve the best interests of their communities, 83 percent say their community managers provide value and
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In addition to spearheading the opposition to HB 371 earlier this year, Kaman & Cusimano has been working to get proactive legislation introduced that would benefit Ohio’s condominium and homeowner associations. Specifically, Rep. John Rogers recently introduced HB 572, known as the Ohio Community Association Preservation Act, which would give Ohio’s condominium and homeowner associations
Recently, several Kaman & Cusimano attorneys attended the 6th Annual Fair Housing Forum where several speakers presented material on recent developments in Fair Housing law. New scrutiny of condominium and homeowners association governing documents was one of the many issues discussed at this seminar. Specifically, the General Counsel for the Fair Housing Center of Toledo
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