Summary In Florida, mere ownership of a condominium makes you liable for all assessments which come due while you are an owner AND all assessments of previous owners. The Facts Defendant, Fla Trust Services, bought the condominium in question on July 26, 2016 by quit claim deed. The seller was Homes HQ, LLC who had […]
Owner Liable for Prior Owners Assessments – Who Knew? Read More »
Some frequently encountered legal challenges and issues that can prove time-consuming and costly when mishandled. Topics Condominium legal document review Collections from a debtor’s perspective Handling disruptive unit owners and residents Arbitration Hoarders and foreclosures Rentals and smoking Construction issues]
Association Academy: If it Weren’t for the People, Association Living Would be Perfect Read More »
Facts Plaintiff, O’Donnell, bought his condo in 2012 and sold it in 2019. Beginning in 2013, O’Donnell missed various assessment payments. In late 2013 the association filed a lien, and in 2018 the association commenced a foreclosure action. To bring the lawsuit to an end, O’Donnell sold his unit. The sale allowed O’Donnell to pay
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Castilian Hills Homeowners Association v. Chaffins, (Wash. Ct. App. Oct. 22, 2018) The Facts Homeowner bought home in 2004. In 2016, the homeowner failed to pay his $147 assessment. The homeowners association (“HOA”) assessed a $20 late fee. The homeowner still did not pay, despite the normal language in the HOA governing documents about interest,
How to Turn $147 into $10,000 – the WRONG Way Read More »
At the start of 2012, a condominium association in Waukesha, Wisconsin faced serious collection issues as a result of mismanaged files and accounts by its former property manager and attorney. More than 35 individual unit owners (40% of the owners) were delinquent and the association was owed more than $50,000 in delinquent assessments.
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An association in southeastern Wisconsin is made up of condominiums that are also rented out for the owners (condotels). In this particular case, a unit owner, who lived in Illinois, was in financial difficulty and wanted to file bankruptcy and turn their condominium over to their bank. The bank’s attorney prepared a deed in lieu
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A condominium association in the Milwaukee area was owed more than $2,000 in fines by one unit owner. For more than a year, the unit owner had been fined numerous times due to the same violations of the bylaws which the unit owner refused to correct. While the unit owner paid assessments monthly, the unit
Unit Owner Bad Behavior – When Fines are Ignored Read More »
An association in southeast Wisconsin consists of plots of land upon which the various unit owners can park a mobile home or trailer. Under the association documents, unit owners cannot be in the trailer more than 60 days between October and April or a $10,000 monthly fine will be assessed. A unit owner owed more
Collecting Large Fines Read More »
Summary The United States District Court held that a prior recorded condominium lien had priority over a federal tax lien but only to the extent of the amount stated in the lien notice. SO make sure you get everything you should in your lien filing. I want to thank attorney William Z. Kolobaric and Hirzel
What happens when a fire caused within a condominium unit destroys that unit, some common area, and damages other units? It becomes an expensive situation for the association. Even though insurance should pay for all of the damages, the association’s insurance premiums going forward could increase dramatically. This is exactly what happened to a small condominium
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