Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

What is the Role of the Property Manager and/or Board in the Assessment Collection Process?

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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Investigate for Hidden Defects at Turnover or Pay the Price

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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Delinquent Owners – Withholding Access to Common Elements

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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Aggressive Collections – A Method that Works

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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Seeing Injustice is Easy – Solving Problems is HARD

Many of you may have seen the June 7, 2021, Milwaukee Sentinel story about a Milwaukee area home that was flying two flags: one the ...
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How Much Can an Association Charge for Providing Disclosure Documents as Part of a Sale?

Summary When faced with the question of how much is too much for a “reasonable fee” the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ...
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The Importance of Due Process—What is a “Notice and Opportunity to be Heard?”

Some states have statutes that require that Associations provide a notice and opportunity to be heard to a resident before the Association can fine them ...
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