Association Alert – Community Association Law Blog

Fiduciary Duties 101 – Limiting the Liability of the Board

A fiduciary duty creates an obligation to act for another’s benefit. A board of director’s fiduciary duty is to the association and its members.  So ...
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Know Your Governing Documents

In a 2017 New York case, a dispute arose over what authority the Association had to perform landscaping maintenance on an individual homeowner’s lot (Minkin ...
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COVID-19 & Bankruptcy

The COVID-19 Pandemic has created a global economic crisis impacting individual unit and home owners, and the associations they comprise.  An unfortunate result will be ...
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Wisconsin Governor Ever’s Emergency Order and Foreclosures

Yesterday, Governor Ever’s signed Emergency Order #15 which reiterated the public health emergency relating to COVID 19.  It’s title: “Temporary Ban on Evictions and Foreclosures” ...
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Architectural Control Committee – Why It’s Needed!!!

Problem What do you do if you want a detached garage but your documents don’t allow it? Facts Plaintiffs sought to enjoin the construction of ...
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Expiration of Developer Rights – What Happens to the Land where Units were Not Constructed

Facts Developer subjected property to the condominium act in Massachusetts in 2008.  By the terms of the deed, it included all the “land and improvements ...
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Defamation Claims by Directors and Officers Against Members – What you Need to Know

Need to Know:
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