Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

Condo Association & HOA Fines in Less Than 1 Minute

Can our condominium association or HOA fine that resident that just won’t follow our rules?  YES, just follow a few simple procedures. Learn how in ...
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Amendments to Condominium Documents MUST be Reasonable to be Valid

Facts In 2016, a Master Association adopted seven amendments to its declaration.  The amendments addressed the Master Association’s authority to approve proposed uses of certain ...
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Fees for Self-Renters Who Don’t Enter the Rental Pool are Legal

Facts Association Board adopted a resolution that unit owners in the Association who self-rented but did not join the rental pool would need to pay ...
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Enforcing Occupancy Requirements in Your Condominium

If your condominium association documents include restrictions on occupancy (how many people can reside in a unit), be aware of what the federal law states ...
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Turnover – Considerations for your Condominium Board of Directors and Officers

Is your condominium or homeowners association currently controlled by the declarant/developer? Would you like to be prepared when the developer is ready to hand over ...
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Your Condo Lien can be Prior to a Federal Tax Lien if you File it Correctly, Timely & for the Full Amount Due

Summary The United States District Court held that a prior recorded condominium lien had priority over a federal tax lien but only to the extent ...
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Can a New Capital Project be Paid by Annual Assessments – YES

Walsh v. Hawthorn Hills Owners of Rochester, Inc. 2023 WL 4144757, Not Reported in N.W.Rptr (Michigan, 2023) What you need to know:
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