By James R. Stevens on February 6, 2015 The acts applicable to Condominium and Common Interest Community Associations have been amended starting January 1, 2015 (or later). These changes are summarized briefly below. Many of these changes will be discussed … Continue reading
Posted February 6, 2015 Legislation championed by co-author State Representative Chuck Moseley, D-Portage, holding homeowners associations to higher standards of accountability was unanimously approved by members of the Indiana House of Representatives. House Bill 1286 establishes procedures for settling disputes … Continue reading
Angelique McNaughton, The Park Record POSTED: 02/06/2015 04:44:52 PM MST The bill passed the House this week and makes its way to the Senate floor Homeowner association boards could potentially be required to open all meetings to owners in … Continue reading
Posted on February 9, 2015 by wkolobaric As the housing market continues to slowly recover from the foreclosure crisis in Michigan, and other areas of the country, many community associations are still facing significant challenges with unit owners who file … Continue reading
February 3, 2015 If you have spent much time by now on Topretirements.com we would be surprised if you haven’t seen a lot of Member comments about Home Owners Associations (HOAs). To many, it would seem these mysterious entities are … Continue reading
A list of the bills pending in Arizona that are community association-related. Read More
February 12, 2015 · by Mike Hunter Many of my HOA clients hold their annual meetings in the first quarter. The N.C. Legislature passed a law in 2013 that promotes mediation of HOA disputes, and mandates the publication of a … Continue reading
Sen. Chap Petersen’s Homeowners’ Bill of Rights is one step closer to becoming law. Today the bill passed the Senate unanimously. The bill, SB 1008, codifies a series of protections for homeowners that live in a home owners’ association (HOA) … Continue reading
By Kathryn Watson | Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau As more and more Americans live in close neighborhood quarters, there’s a new sheriff in town — your local homeowner association. And there’s an ongoing battle in Virginia to determine just how much … Continue reading
Published Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 9:27 pm Senator Chap Petersen’s (D-Fairfax) bill to establish the Virginia Homeowners Bill of Rights (SB1008) will be heard in Senate General Laws Committee on Monday, January 26th. Sen. Petersen’s Virginia Homeowners’ Bill of Rights … Continue reading
Posted: January 16, 2015 By Lisa J. Huriash — Sun Sentinel Some unhappy residents in Tamarac’s Mainlands 3 won’t see any changes at their homeowner’s association just yet — and the neighborhood squabble is likely to wind up back in court, … Continue reading
WBS-TV Atlanta Updated: 9:44 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 | Posted: 7:04 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. —The president of local homeowner’s association says someone tried to burn her house down and she thinks it’s tied … Continue reading
by Melissa M. Garcia, Esq. | Tuesday, January 13, 2015 With all this talk about who needs to get licensed, what you need to do to get licensed, the deadline for getting licensed which, by the way, is July 1st, … Continue reading
HUD Press Release The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged a 1,144-unit Coney Island cooperative development and the president of its board of directors with housing discrimination for refusing to allow a … Continue reading
By Jeremy Lyons FOX 26 KNPN – Posted January 10, 2015 Scott Hausman installed a set of solar panels on his home more than two years ago. Since then, he and the homeowners’ association for Lake at Twelve Oaks have … Continue reading
The Durango Herald — Posted January 10, 2015 New laws effective Jan. 1 require licensing for community association managers who perform two or more types of tasks defined by law, including receiving or managing funds, preparing budgets, assisting in notice … Continue reading
By Brittany Wallman — Sun Sentinel — Posted January 9, 2015 When Alexzandria Kelly departed for active military duty in the Horn of Africa last year, she left her “pet” at home: A 1972 AMC Gremlin, a classic car her father … Continue reading
Patterson v. Sherwood Valley Homeowners Assn., Case No. B254446 (2d Dist., Div. 6 Jan. 6, 2014) (unpublished) demonstrates that the theory of the case may well determine whether fee entitlement for or against a party is in order. In this … Continue reading
Posted By Molly Foley-Healy = January 6 ,2015 The 2015 legislative session in Colorado is set to kick off tomorrow and it promises to be an interesting one. Following the November elections, the Republicans will control the Senate by a … Continue reading
By Charles Swenson Coastal Observer — Posted January 9, 2015 Area property owners associations opposed a bill that would have allowed the state to collect a fee to handle disputes between the groups and their members. Instead of money, a … Continue reading
Representative Dan Thurlow (R-Grand Junction) has introduced House Bill 15-1040 (“HB 1040”). The bill is intended to greatly reduce the individuals who are required to be licensed by the Division of Real Estate as community association managers. Frankly, if you … Continue reading
Posted: Jan 01, 2015 5:01 PM CST Updated: Jan 01, 2015 5:17 PM CST By Dedrick Russell FORT MILL, SC (WBTV) – There is a controversy brewing in the Bridgehampton subdivision. Neighbors are upset their neighbor … Continue reading
Posted: Thursday, January 1, 2015 1:15 am By: Tom LaVenture – The Garden Island A Kilauea condo owner is claiming fraud and substantial interference with property rights over what he calls an illegally revised property regime. Paul Nguyen and Kim … Continue reading
By: Bo BinghamLegal Lowdown Posted: December30, 2014 Not long ago a California court ordered a man to pay $70,000 for violating a homeowner association (HOA) rule limiting the number of rose bushes he could have to 14. The HOA levied … Continue reading
By: Eric Glasser, WTSP Posted: December 30, 2014 Some neighbors in a small Citrus Park community are offended by what they call racist, offensive comments made in their quarterly newsletter. Gina Ceglio and her partner Nicole Owen have complained about … Continue reading
Posted: December 30, 2014 In a published decision issued last month, the Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s application of a one-year statute of limitation contained in the Washington Condominium Act. The section of the Act governing declaration … Continue reading
Posted:December 27, 2014 Governor Pat Quinn signs a new law that will help protect condominium owners across the state. The bill creates a position within The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to help resolve disputes and to educate … Continue reading
By Jim McConnell STAFF WRITER Posted: December 24, 2014 They were unable to prevent their homeowners association from completing a controversial land purchase last week, but several Woodlake residents insist they’ve only just begun to fight for the future of … Continue reading
Posted: December 22, 2014 By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald The board of apartment owners of a beleaguered Banyan Drive condominium has worked out a plan with the county to pay off more than $100,000 in delinquent sewer bills. In a … Continue reading
By: Cassie Carlisle Posted/Updated 6:13 PM, Dec 20, 2014 11:23 PM, Dec 20, 201 A resident in a West Bakersfield condominium complex is speaking out after getting fed up waiting over six months to get his roof fixed. “I’ll wake up … Continue reading
by Ali Donoghue | November 19, 2014 For many prospective homebuyers, a homeowners association (HOA) is not top of mind. Certainly, it’s less sexy than floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a skyline, or a master bathroom with a built-in Jacuzzi. But an … Continue reading
By WCTI Staff POSTED: 11:13 PM Nov 18 2014 UPDATED: 11:13 PM Nov 18 2014 Carolina Plantations residents are fighting against a parking change that authorizes towing for cars parked along neighborhood streets. The change went into effect several months ago with signs … Continue reading
By Frank Lovece Published: Nov. 21, 2014 In the great big playground of life, co-ops and condos are the sandbox, or maybe the tree house. Either way, the kids playing there mostly get along and mostly determine their own workable … Continue reading
By Jason Marks Published: November 20, 2014, 11:37 pm VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A contentious relationship between a Virginia Beach condo association and its residents ended with a vote Thursday night to replace the board members. … Continue reading
Posted: 11/24/2014 by BuckleySandler LLP Recently, a federal district court held that a homeowners association (HOA) foreclosure sale is not valid against HUD-insured loans. The District Court noted that the Ninth Circuit has held that federal rather than state law applies in … Continue reading
Our annual report on new legislation already in effect in 2014 and newly effective as of January 1, 2015 focuses largely on CC&R overrides and physical changes to common area and owners’ units and lots in common interest developments. These … Continue reading
Assessments – commonly known as HOA dues – are the lifeblood of any Homeowners and Condominium Association. Each association has different policies. This is why it’s wise to ask for a list of the HOA rules and regulations. In general, … Continue reading
Negotiating a check which indicates “payment in full,” may estop the Association from collecting any more funds from that owner, regardless if they legally owe more. Recently, a Florida Appellate Court ruled that an Association’s cashing of a check which … Continue reading
BY ARI PHILLIPS POSTED ON AUGUST 21, 2014 AT 1:01 PM UPDATED: AUGUST 21, 2014 AT 2:54 PM Homeowners’ associations are naturally conservative, having to appeal to the masses, and many of them find themselves with outdated or unaccommodating solar laws right … Continue reading
Posted November 9, 2014 If there were ever a doubt about the appropriateness of withholding building amenities from condominium owners in arrears, a recent court decision in New York City lays it to rest — and lays out what a … Continue reading
Is it religious discrimination or perhaps even a double standard? This is a News 4 Tucson Investigators follow up story about a family who was told by their Home Owner’s Association to take down a cross they had on their … Continue reading
By David Myers Posted November 7, 2014 A recent court ruling strengthens the ability of many homeowners associations to file a lien or even foreclose on the home of owners who are behind on their monthly payments. Read more
By JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Posted November 3, 2014 A Las Vegas Review-Journal article about secret plea negotiations between Leon Benzer and federal prosecutors in the high-profile homeowners association investigation became the focus Monday of a defense bid to … Continue reading
By John Dzenitis Posted October 29, 2014 Residents at Ponte Verde Condominiums said the towing overnight was a money grab and the cars were taken for invalid reasons, but they’re finding that they have little legal recourse. If they don’t … Continue reading
POSTED 2:19 PM, OCTOBER 29, 2014, BY KENDALL DOWNING, UPDATED AT 11:31PM, OCTOBER 29, 2014 A central Indiana veteran and his wife tell us a dispute with their homeowners association (HOA) about their flag pole has been resolved. It will … Continue reading
By: Rob Samouce A recently reported case confirms what we have to sometimes tell clients to their dismay. If an association has grounds for a legal action against an owner or a vendor or the other way around, the legal … Continue reading
Posted – October 25, 2014 ……At least some of them are expected to speak at a Wednesday hearing the Horry County legislative delegation is sponsoring to get input on just what law or laws members may introduce in next year’s … Continue reading
The Hancock County prosecutor has threatened to sue a local homeowners association in response to a dispute over a flagpole the association told a resident violates its covenants. Read more
By MICHAEL KINCART Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 9:46 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 9:46 p.m One of the most common and critical mistakes a person can make before buying a home is failing to read … Continue reading
When shopping for a condominium or town house, checking out living spaces is easy. But getting information about building maintenance or the inner workings of the association is much harder. Until now. Read more