Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

Just Because a Resident Has a Disability, an Accommodation May Not Be Reasonable

Facts The parties to this suit both reside in a condominium association.  Each party owns a unit, and each has parking spaces.  The dispute is ...
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Collections – Reconciliation of Unit Owner Ledgers and Conversations with Unit Owners

When a Board or Property Manager sends a Unit Owner to its attorneys for collection, the Board or Property Manager should refer ALL communications from ...
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Inspection Rights of Unit Owners are NOT Endless

Disgruntled unit owners love to review their association documents and then demand every document that they think they might be entitled to.  In this case, ...
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Short-Term Rentals—A Tale of Two Cases

Courts across the country have been hearing cases about short-term rentals of homes and condominium units, and there is not much consistency in the decisions ...
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Minutes of Meetings – What You Need to Record

About twenty years ago my friend attorney Jonathan Levine wrote a handout that was entitled “MINUTES…NOT HOURS!” It gave a great account of what was ...
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Architectural Control and your Community Association—Limits on the Discretion of the Board

Many condominium and homeowners associations (HOAs) have an architectural control committee (ACC).  Oftentimes, the Board of Directors assumes the role of the ACC rather than ...
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Condominium Collections: Why Foreclosure is the Best Option

The Board of Directors of a condominium association has a fiduciary duty to make sure that all owners pay their dues and assessments. It is important ...
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