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Cozen O'Connor

Corporate Transparency Act Update: New York Cooperatives, Condominiums, and HOAs are Advised to Comply

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January 1, 2025, is the deadline for all entities (unless exempt) created prior to January 1, 2024, to file reports under the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), and there are substantial penalties for noncompliance....more

Roetzel & Andress

Countdown to December 31, 2024: Vital Deadlines for Florida Community Associations

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As season approaches for Southwest Florida, so too do important legal deadlines that all Florida community associations need to be aware of. Here is what you need to know: Corporate Transparency Act (Condos, Cooperatives,...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Who Is Responsible for That Fallen Tree?

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In planned communities, the question of responsibility for damage caused by fallen trees is often posed to the owners' association. Although it is not the association's job to play arbiter if a dispute arises between lot...more

Stark & Stark

New Structural Integrity Law In New Jersey - Community Association Compliance Required

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As we enter the last quarter of 2024, we want to again remind our New Jersey community association clients to review whether their buildings require structural inspections pursuant to the new Structural Integrity Law...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Political Season is Upon Us: Guidance for Navigating Political Sign Display in Community Associations

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With federal and state elections less than forty-five days away, political signs are popping up in yards everywhere.  Many community associations have restrictions in their declaration or covenants, conditions, & restrictions...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Is There Anything My Neighborhood Can Do to Ban Short-Term Rentals?

In 2014, long before the pandemic spurred the proliferation of short-term residential home rentals like those offered through Airbnb and other services, the Washington Supreme Court in Wilkinson v. Chiwawa Community...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

What Co-op and Condo Boards Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act

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As the year-end deadline for compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act approaches, boards of cooperatives, condominiums and Homeowners Associations should be aware of the requirements that may affect them. The CTA...more

Stark & Stark

Corporate Transparency Act (CTA): Action Required for Community Associations

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As the end of the year approaches, there has been no determination that community associations will be relieved of the requirement to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). While we remain hopeful of a legislative...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Amending Your Planned Community's Declaration

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The most common question community associations in planned communities (i.e., single, family homes) pose is, "How can we amend our declaration?" Of course, this question includes many layers: What is the proper procedure?;...more

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Subsurface Fluid Distribution System/Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Devonshire Manor Property Owners Association, Inc. (“Devonshire”) entered into an August 21st Consent Administrative Order...more

Polsinelli

The Corporate Transparency Act: What Homes Associations and Neighborhood Associations Need to Know

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A new federal law requires homes associations and neighborhood associations to disclose information about persons with control over the association.  Why this matters for you. From Wall Street to Main Street to your...more

Stinson LLP

The Final Countdown: Major CTA Reporting Deadline Rapidly Approaching

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Barring any unforeseen changes, the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) major reporting deadline arrives on January 1, 2025. The CTA requires all existing reporting companies (those entities formed prior to January 1, 2024) to...more

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Recent Case Law Does Not Doom All Rental Restriction Amendments

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently released two cases that raise the question of whether a covenant amendment containing rental restrictions may be adopted by a condominium association or homeowners association....more

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The Aftermath: Recovering From a Hurricane

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These powerful storms are unpredictable, and despite our best efforts to prepare, they often leave a trail of destruction in their wake. When the winds finally die down and the floodwaters recede, they often leave behind a...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Maryland Laws Incentivize Electric Vehicles

Maryland has been proactive in passing laws to encourage EV ownership and installation of  EV chargers. This article discusses some of these laws and how they affect residential and commercial real estate....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

North Carolina Court of Appeals Refuses to Enforce 'Unreasonable' Amendment to Restrictive Covenant Prohibiting Short-Term Rentals

The North Carolina Court of Appeals waded into territory that has become increasingly challenging for developers and homeowners' associations (HOAs) to navigate: the regulation of short-term rentals....more

Stark & Stark

New Reserve Law - Community Association Compliance Required

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We are now halfway through 2024 and we want to again remind our community association clients to check their reserve study status to ensure compliance with the January 8, 2024 law relating to reserve studies and reserve...more

Adams and Reese LLP

Too Little, Too Late: Florida Association Found Liable in Records Requests Lawsuit

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A Florida homeowners association was found liable in a records requests lawsuit that emphasizes the need for timely response and proper recordkeeping among community associations. The Fifth District Court of Appeal in...more

Sands Anderson PC

Virginia Real Estate Law Updates for 2024

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Effective July 1, 2024, Virginia has implemented several significant changes to its real estate laws. In this year’s installment, tenants get a whole lot of protections (kind of), HOAs are put on a tighter leash, and brokers...more

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A Legislative Fix for Virginia Community Associations After Palisades Park

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The Virginia General Assembly recently passed legislation that addresses concerns for the community association industry from the ruling in a recent Court of Appeals decision in Burkholder v. Palisades Park Owners Ass’n, 76...more

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HOA Diligence for Manufactured Housing Investors

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While a strong relationship with a residents' association can benefit the successful operation of any manufactured housing community (an "MHC"), in certain states, understanding residents' and resident associations' statutory...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Ruffled Feathers: HOA Restrictions on Raising Chickens

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On July 12th, Missouri Governor Parsons signed HB 2062, a House Bill that, beginning this August, may ruffle a few feathers of those developers, directors, homeowners, and others associated with Missouri homeowner...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

HB 1203 (2024)’s Amendments to Section 720.3075, Florida Statutes Regarding Commercial Vehicles

A number of homeowners associations have restrictions that prohibit commercial vehicles from being maintained or kept on lots or otherwise within the community....more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

FinCEN BOI 6/10/24 FAQ

El 6/10/24, FinCEN actualizó su página de preguntas frecuentes para incluir siete nuevas actualizaciones. FinCEN afirma que continuará brindando orientación sobre cómo presentar información sobre beneficiarios reales;...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

FinCEN BOI FAQs 6/10/24

On 6/10/24, FinCEN updated its FAQs page to include seven new updates. FinCEN states that it will continue to provide guidance on how to submit beneficial ownership information; including updating the FinCEN BOI FAQs 6/10/24....more

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