Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
Excessive Fines Cause Courts to Find Liability – A Lesson in Fair Debt Collection Practices
Summary If your Association excessively fines an owner, expect a court to find a way to penalize the association. The Facts In 2004 Mr. and ...
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Know What is in Your Documents—The Board Might Not Have the Authority You Think it Does…
The Board of Directors always has the power to make and amend Rules and Regulations on its own, without owner approval…right? Wrong. The Board’s rule-making ...
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What to do With Bank and Other Third-Party Foreclosures
When a foreclosure is first initiated by a bank or some other third-party, the association has three choices: Do nothing and hope that the foreclosure ...
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HOAs Unite! Developer’s Easement Rights are Not Never-Ending
Developers of condominium communities and HOAs often reserve access easement rights within the Declaration/Deed Restrictions for the subdivision, especially when the Developer owns yet-undeveloped neighboring ...
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Association Academy: Your Rules, Robert’s NEW Rules and Court Rules Relating to Fines
Please join the Condominium & HOA Law Team on February 5, 2021, as we outline the NEW 2020 Robert’s Rules, how parliamentary procedure should be ...
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Former Association Member Can’t Sue for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Facts In 2014, Kato purchased a unit at an association, thereby becoming a member of the association. Kato also joined the board and became its ...
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Statute of Limitations Prohibits Association from Bringing Action to Reform Declaration
Hogg v. Villages of Bloomingdale I Homeowners Association, Inc., 357 So.3d 1271 (2023) Lessons learned:
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