Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

You Can’t Simply Look the Other Way—New HUD/FHA Rules that Affect Your Associations

There are some new HUD (Housing and Urban Development) Rules that went into effect October 2016 which may have a significant impact on Condominium and ...
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Can a Court-Appointed Receiver Collect Assessments Coming Due While a Unit is in Lien Foreclosure?

Condominium associations generally have a number of legal remedies to pursue when an owner stops paying assessments. An Ohio court recently found that associations may ...
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Everything is “Fine,” So Long as You Strictly Follow Your Documents

It has long been recognized that liens are statutorily created rights and consequently are strictly construed. What this means in English is that you can’t simply ...
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2018 Condo & HOA Issues

Under the law in most states, and certainly in Wisconsin, the Board of your condominium association controls any changes to the exterior appearance.  This is ...
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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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“Related Wrongful Acts” Can Exhaust an Association’s Liability Insurance Policy Limit

IMPRESSION: The ruling in Great Am. Ins. Co. v. State Parkway Condo. Ass’n, No. 17-cv-3083 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 11, 2018), should serve as a cautionary ...
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Delinquent Owner Pays Assessments, But Refuses to Pay Interest, Late Fees or Attorney Fees. NOW WHAT?

A Court in Louisiana recently took up the issue of what to award in interest, late fees, attorneys’ fees and costs when a Unit Owner ...
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