Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

Think You Will Get Your Attorneys’ Fees Paid in a Successful Collection Action? That May Depend on Your Attorney…

The Condominium Statutes are written such that associations can collect their actual attorneys’ fees if they proceed in a lien enforcement action for unpaid assessments. ...
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Marijuana Use in Associations – “Hey Man, It’s Medically Necessary”

If your Association is not facing this today, chances are, it will tomorrow. The law is trending across the country to allow more and more people ...
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Class Action Status Granted to Association Homeowners Alleging FDCPA Violations

Facts Plaintiffs live in Ashbrooke Property Owners Association (“Association”) and missed their annual assessment payments of $115 for three straight years.  The Association hired Defendant, ...
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When Are Fees Unreasonable?

The answer to the question of when are fees unreasonable is simple: when a court says they are.  Fairfield Ridge Homeowners Association (association) is an ...
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Commercial Units in Mixed-Use Condominium Not Responsible for Residential Unit Costs

Harrison v. Casa de Emdeko, Incorporated, No. SCWC-15-0000744 (Haw. Apr. 26, 2018) Holding The Supreme Court of Hawaii held that, under the Hawaii Condominium Property ...
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Does Your Association Need a Fine Schedule and Late Fee Policy? Yes!

A Court in Arizona recently provided one more reason for your association to have a fine schedule and late fee policy (Turtle Rock III Homeowners’ ...
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Smoking and the Unreasonable Unit Owner Attorney

A unit owner, who is also an attorney, was renting his unit to his mother and believed that the condominium association board, the association, the ...
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