Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog
Wisconsin Condominium and Homeowner Association Owners Need to Follow their Rules Even When they Are Not Recorded.
Facts When you are headed down the wrong path – TURN BACK. This applies to owners and associations when they act on their belief of ...
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Can the Association’s Documents be Contradictory and Still Enforceable?
A recent New York Court dealt with an issue on leasing (Olszewski v. Cannon Point Association, Inc., 148 A.D.3d 1306 (2017)). The Board adopted rules ...
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Court Upholds Association Decision to Return Checks Containing Restrictive Language
Issue When association documents require funds from owners to be applied in a certain order, can a unit owner alter how the funds are applied ...
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Post-Turnover Declarant Rights? Think Again…This One has a Happy Ending for the HOA
Declarant/Developers of Community Associations love to reserve themselves rights within the Declaration that extend far beyond their Declarant control powers. This is nothing new. But ...
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Registering Your Association’s Name and Logo – YES – You Absolutely Should Do It
The Problem You are on the Board of your association (ABC Association). Unfortunately, as often happens, someone has decided to complain about EVERYTHING. First they ...
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Managers of Condominiums Who Know or Should Know of Security or Safety Concerns May be Required to Engage in Enhanced Security Measures
Facts The plaintiff, Jody Goldstein, was beaten and robbed, resulting in serious, permanent injuries while staying as a guest at the Chateau Orleans, a combination ...
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Emotional Support Animals – If It’s Aggressive, It’s Not Reasonable
Facts In 2015, Unit Owner’s dog, Maggie, was an 11-year old golden retriever. Maggie bit another dog living at the Association and had previously “displayed ...
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