Great News! Today, Governor Strickland signed the Ohio Planned Community Act into law, which will become effective in 90 days. The Act, which established Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5312, provides for the statutory framework of the governance and operation of Ohio’s community associations. Similar to the statute enacted for condominiums, Ohio’s community association owners now […]
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This morning, the Ohio House of Representatives voted 95-1 in favor of the Ohio Planned Community Act. In the next few weeks, the Senate should vote to concur with the House’s bill, and then it will be sent to Governor Strickland for his signature. A very big Thank You to all of Ohio‘s community association
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This week, Kaman & Cusimano LLC attorney Darcy Mehling Good testified before the Ohio House of Representative’s Civil and Commercial Law Committee. Advocating on behalf of Ohio’s thousands of condominium associations and tens of thousands of Ohio citizens living in community associations, Attorney Good urged the House to join with 15 other states and pass
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This week, Kaman & Cusimano LLC attorney Darcy Mehling Good testified before the Ohio House of Representative’s Civil and Commercial Law Committee. Advocating on behalf of Ohio’s thousands of condominium associations and tens of thousands of Ohio citizens living in community associations, Attorney Good urged the House to join with 15 other states and pass
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The EPA has issued new regulations for dealing with lead-based paint. The new law became effective April 22, 2010. The regulations apply to anyone who hires or is paid to renovate, repair, or disturb lead based paint. This specifically includes community board members, managers, painters, electricians, drywallers, and plumbers. Homeowners working on their own homes
Pre-1978 Constructed Buildings must NOW abide by New EPA Lead Paint Regulations Read More »
n support of H.B. 408 – the “Super Lien,” and S.B. 187 – the Ohio Planned Community Act, several staff members and lawyers from Kaman and Cusimano, LLC stormed the Ohio State House last week in support of these two essential pieces of community association legislation. Attorney Darcy Mehling Good met with numerous legislators on
Kaman & Cusimano Storms Capital! Read More »
In 2009, Kaman & Cusimano, LLC collected over Three Million, One-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,100,000.00) in 2009 for its community association clients! This figure represents all money collected as a result of bankruptcies, foreclosures, and liens for which we handle the payoffs. It does NOT include the money recovered by the associations directly for countless other
Collection Action Pays Off! Read More »
From January 21-23, several of the Kaman & Cusimano, LLC attorneys attended the national Community Association Institute Law Seminar. The attorneys learned about a variety of topics including Association collections, case law updates, legislative updates, the new FHA guidelines, zoning restrictions, expert witnesses, and the Board’s exercise of business judgment. Presented by the College of
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Great news! The Ohio General Assembly has heard the voice of Ohio’s community associations. On January 12, 2010, House Bill 408 was introduced by Representatives Ken Yuko and Brian Williams and is co-sponsored by eight (8) other representatives. House Bill 408 contains the “Super Lien” language that would give Ohio’s condominiums lien priority. If the
Super Lien Introduced! Read More »
Kaman & Cusimano receives many of its Service Option Clients’ newsletters in the mail. One in particular recently struck our eye. As you can see, Town Square Condominium has developed a unique way to clean up after dogs: Too bad every association does not have dogs that are this well trained! If your Association is
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