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Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: How to Handle Absent Condominium and Homeowners Association Board Members

Each election season, condominium association members elect one or more directors to serve on the association’s Board of Di­rectors. Many members consider their options carefully, understanding the importance of the board and...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

HOAs and Special Assessments: What to Know

If you have considered living in or currently live in a community with a homeowners’ association (commonly referred to as an HOA) such as a condominium or complex of townhomes, you have likely heard of special assessments....more

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New Decision Gives Washington HOAs Broader Deference in Allocating Assessments

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In Brief Court confirms that HOAs in Washington have broad deference when deciding how to allocate assessments. The court ruling could reduce lawsuits challenging discretionary board decisions relating to assessments. The...more

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BEFORE THE WALLS COME CRUMBLIN’ DOWN: Lessons that Condo Associations Can Learn from Surfside, Florida Condominium Building...

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Surfside Collapse – what we know so far: On Thursday, June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:25 a.m., Champlain Towers South, a twelve-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, partially...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Recounts: Difficulties Correcting HOA and Condo Election Ballot Count Errors After the Annual Meeting

Floridians who were of age during the 2000 U.S. Presidential election know firsthand how controversial close elections, disputed results, and recounts can be. Disputed homeowners’ association and condominium association...more

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When 2 Minus 1 Still Equals 2: Combining Lots in a Planned Community

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...Owners of adjoining lots in subdivisions often decide to combine them for a variety of reasons. But, in a planned community governed by an owners' association, the owner may have to obtain consent and the effect the...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Condominium Owner? How to spot problems with your HOA

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Statistics show that most Condo owners do not attend Board of Directors (BOD) meetings and avoid involvement with HOA issues. ...more

Sands Anderson PC

Checklist of Yearly Items for Community Associations

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For those who are board members and officers of community associations, there is a yearly rhythm to the orderly conduct of the association that needs to be maintained. Minding those yearly issues and doing so in a timely...more

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Best Practices For Homeowner Association Directors and Boards

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Approximately 65 million Americans reside in a subdivision, condominium complex, or other planned community which is governed by a community association. The typical community association is governed by a board of...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Condominiums and Conflicts of Interest: How to interpret the rebuttable presumption

The legislature recently amended Chapter 718 of the Florida Statues, relating to condominiums, to create a rebuttable presumption that a conflict of interest exist in certain situations.[1] A conflict of interest is a real or...more

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Mandatory Training for Community Association Board Members

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Following the release of a report evaluating the Montgomery County Commission on Common Ownership Communities, the Montgomery County Council in Maryland enacted legislation that requires training and certification for board...more

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Dispute Over Landscaping Repairs Results in Personal Penalties against Condo Directors and a Fascinating Governance War Story

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Court decisions holding corporate directors personally liable for acting in bad faith tend to be few and far between in Canadian jurisprudence. The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Boily et al v Carleton Condominium...more

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Three Florida Homeowners And Condo Associations Bills Passed By The 2013 Legislature

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Three condominium and homeowners bills were passed by the Florida legislature: House Bill 73, Senate Bill 120, and House Bill 7119....more

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