Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

What Happens When All Committee Members Resign, Refuse to Act or Move?

This issue arises more than one might suspect. Because of association apathy, many committees go unfilled and often even boards don’t have members.  The results ...
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Recording Invalid Documents Gets VERY Expensive

Facts Defendant, Leisure World Community Association (“Association”), consists of nearly two dozen single-family platted communities.  One of those is the Plat 24 community.  “Each community ...
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Lydia Chartre Shares Expertise With Readers of HOAleader.com

Attorney Lydia Chartre recently shared her expertise on a variety of topics with readers of www.HOAleader.com, a resource for HOA and condo board members nationwide.  ...
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Developers Sometimes Draft Documents for Their Own Benefit

A Court in Colorado recently dealt with a developer who placed a provision in the declaration of a condominium association prohibiting amendment of the declaration ...
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Solar Panels – What Your Association Should Do When Someone Requests to Install Them

When faced with a request by a homeowner or condominium owner to install solar panels at your association, your Board needs to determine a number ...
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Webinar: Aging Infrastructure – Knowing What’s at Stake

In a 2020 survey by The Foundation of Community Association Research, 80% of respondents encountered unexpected and unplanned-for infrastructure issues in the last three years.  ...
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Association Academy: Your Rules, Robert’s NEW Rules and Court Rules Relating to Fines

Thank you to all who attended our virtual Association Academy on February 5 – Your Rules, Robert’s NEW Rules and Court Rules Relating to Fines.  ...
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