Category: Operations
Elderly Residents Who Need Assistance
23 February 2015
Many of our communities started with residents that were baby boomers. Now that population has aged and many community members are past retirement age. Unlike ...
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Five-Year Proxies Overcome Owner Apathy
15 January 2015
In early November an attorney from our office attended an annual meeting of an association consisting of 44 homes. In spite of the attendance of ...
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Community Associations Prosper in 2015
1 January 2015
Ohio condominium and homeowner associations have successfully weathered substantial challenges during the past few years. Problems ranging from major storms to substantial delinquency rates have ...
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Every Association Must Complete and File 1099-MISC Forms
15 November 2014
If an association retains the services of an independent contractor, it is important to know when a 1099-MISC tax form must be provided to the ...
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Increased Scrutiny on Community Associations by Fair Housing Advocates
27 May 2014
Recently, several Kaman & Cusimano attorneys attended the 6th Annual Fair Housing Forum where several speakers presented material on recent developments in Fair Housing law. ...
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K&C Obtains $13,000 Refund in Property Taxes Improperly Charged to HOA
11 April 2014
A homeowners association received a tax bill for more the $27,000 and paid approximately $13,000, which was due for the first half of the year. ...
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Kaman & Cusimano Opposes HB 371
10 February 2014
We need your help. Please read and share this with your fellow board members and any other association board members you may know. Besides the ...
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Condominium Board Faced Discrimination Claim for not obtaining FHA Approval
30 January 2014
Recently, a central Ohio condominium board faced a Fair Housing discrimination claim for not obtaining FHA approval. A potential purchaser of a unit within the ...
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Funding Reserves by Percentage Does Not Work
22 January 2014
Some board members misinterpret the Ohio Condominium Act and the Planned Communty Act to mean that condominium associations only have to put away 10% of ...
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Combatting Condominium Short Term Rentals
16 January 2014
As the apartment boom in Ohio continues to grow, many condominum owners and investors want to rent their condominium units, and often want to do ...
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