Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

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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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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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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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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Directors Removed from Office – Just Follow the Documents

Summary A 79-unit condominium association held a meeting to remove the directors from office and elect new ones. The president objected to the meeting, the ...
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The Language Used in Documents, Amendments and Motions Matters

Summary Your Association should ensure that the language and definitions in governing documents reflect the intentions of the Association.  If they don’t, amend them, don’t ...
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