Category: About Associations
Can you operate a business from home while living in a community association? By: John A. Izzo, Esq.
Most Declarations contain a provision prohibiting commercial or business activity from being conducted or operated from a unit or home within an association. Deed restrictions ...
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Protect Your Community Association’s Reputation by Protecting Contractors from Interference, By: Nicholas J. Meinert, Esq.
Have your association’s contractors ever complained to the board about residents interfering with their ability to perform their work? Have you heard stories of residents ...
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Is Towing an Option for Parking Violations? By Jennifer B. Cusimano, Esq.
Having enough parking spaces and getting owners, residents, and guests to follow the parking rules can be a major issue for many community associations. Towing ...
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Prevent Automatic Contract Renewals in Service Contracts, By: Nicholas J. Meinert, Esq.
Community association boards execute contracts on the association’s behalf with various types of contractors to maintain, repair, and replace their associations’ common elements. Project specific ...
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How to Guarantee Your Association Achieves a Quorum, By: Katelyn R. Kaman, Esq.
Each year, every community association must have an annual meeting of its ownership. To have a legal meeting, however, certain procedural and legal requirements must ...
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Fraud Alert: Mortgagee Questionnaire Scams, By: Nicholas J. Meinert, Esq.
In response to the tragedy at the Surfside condominium in Florida, Federal mortgagees are starting to update their questionnaires that are required to be completed ...
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Fannie Mae Issues Notice of New Loan Purchase Requirements, By: Andrew F. Meinert, Esq.
The catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, Florida earlier this year has caused industry-wide norms to be revisited, particularly as it ...
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How to Increase Owner Involvement, By Magdalena E. Myers, Esq.
Getting owners involved in your community association may not be easy. Apathy or indifference is an issue most boards will experience at some point. While ...
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Benefits of Using Committees, By: Andrew T. Heck
Boards should encourage owners to be involved with association affairs, and committees are an excellent way for owners to participate. Ideally, involving more owners improves ...
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Pet Policies: Regulating Our Furry Friends, By: Jillian M. Henzler, Esq.
Board members generally have authority to adopt and enforce rules within their community. While most rules are created to protect the owners and residents living ...
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