Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
Hard-Surface Flooring in Upper Units—A Lesson in Selective Enforcement and Officer’s Authority
1 April 2024
A defense owners can raise if the Board claims the owner has violated the rules is “selective enforcement,” meaning the Board arbitrarily picks on some ...
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HOA and Condominium Record Retention – What you NEED to Know!!
1 April 2024
Record retention is a tricky subject. Keep too much or for too long and opposing counsel in litigation will have all the documents they may ...
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What is the Role of the Property Manager and/or Board in the Assessment Collection Process?
1 April 2024
Does your homeowners association have a written collection policy? What duties does the property manager and/or Board have under the policy? Learn what role the ...
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Delinquent Owners – Withholding Access to Common Elements
1 April 2024
A Maryland Court recently ruled on the extent of powers a Condominium Board had in dealing with a unit owner who was delinquent in assessments ...
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Investigate for Hidden Defects at Turnover or Pay the Price
1 April 2024
Summary A single warranty date applies to each condominium building in a development. Meaning that each unit does not have its own warranty date, and ...
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Aggressive Collections – A Method that Works
1 April 2024
At the start of 2012, a condominium association in Waukesha, Wisconsin faced serious collection issues as a result of mismanaged files and accounts by its ...
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Owners are Liable for Assessments, Even When Corporate Formalities Not Perfectly Followed
1 April 2024
Summary Declarant owned nine of 10 units, controlled the board and association, failed to have an association bank account, intermingled the assessments that were paid ...
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