Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

Building in HOA Common Area – MUCH More Costly Than Owner Thought (Because of Association Attorney Fees)

The Garrett’s purchased their property in the HOA in 2001.  The CCR’s required an owner to obtain the approval of the architectural control committee (“ACC”) ...
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Association Academy: The 10 Commandments of Association Management – September 25, 2020

Please join the Condominium & HOA Law Team as we reveal the 10 commandments of what association management “Shalt Not” do while governing. Together, we’ll ...
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Lien Priority Statutes and Why They Make Sense

Facts A unit owner stopped paying assessments.  The condominium association properly recorded and perfected a lien against the unit for those assessments.  Under the applicable ...
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Road Maintenance – Who Pays? (Duties under Association Documents and Case Law)

Facts A dispute arose between four condominium associations within a master association as to obligations to pay for the maintenance, repair and upkeep of a ...
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Can a Group Home be Built in a Single Family Association under the FHA – YES

Facts Plaintiff, Harmony Haus and a resident, sued Defendant, Parkstone Property Owners Association (“Association”) under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) seeking an injunction and attorney ...
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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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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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