Even the most careful community association is bound to have the occasional dispute with an owner, a municipality, or vendor. Typically, documents are created, records are made, and emails and letters are exchanged. What records, if any, should a community
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Tort Liability and Short-Term Rentals: What Owners and Community Associations Should Know
The internet has undoubtedly changed the way people work, shop, travel, and consume. The internet, specifically Airbnb, is also changing how people view and arrange for housing. According to AirBnb’s website, over two million people book on AirBnB each…
Emotional Support Animals and the FHA: What Community Associations Should Know
In a previous post, we discussed Dexter the (almost) flying emotional support peacock. In this post, we turn our attention to Maybelline the emotional support pig in the great state of Florida. Maybelline is at the center of a…
What should our Condominium Association Insurance Cover? Part II – Condominium Instruments & Association Insurance
Though not legally required, most condominium instruments provide that the association must carry hazard and liability insurance in order to protect the membership from disaster and the financial strain of litigation. The instruments may also specify the amount of…
What should our Condominium Association Insurance Cover? Part I – Intro and Statutory Framework
Insurance is one of those necessities of life that we avoid thinking about until a problem occurs. At that point, we realize that the details of our policies do matter and that we probably should have spent more time reviewing…
Assistance Animals and the ADA: What Community Associations Ought to Know
Many may recall the recent story about the airline traveler seeking to bring an emotional support peacock (Dexter) on board an airplane. While the story received much national publicity, the reality appears to be that assistance animals and emotional support…
Virtual HOA Meetings?: Virginia’s General Assembly Makes It Easier For Property Owners’ Associations To Hold Entirely Electronic Meetings
Association (both property owners’ association and condominium association) meetings are typically held at the community clubhouse or other local building. However, with the increasing availability and utility of technology, virtual meetings are becoming more commonplace.
Virginia’s General Assembly (Virginia’s state…
Stepping Up The Pressure: Using a Judgment Creditor’s Suit to Enforce an Association’s Lien
In a previous post, we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of a memorandum of lien foreclosure.
In this post, we will focus on the process of enforcing an Association’s judgment lien.
When an Association sues a delinquent owner, the…
Persistence Can Lead to Dollars Part II: Foreclosing on a Memorandum of Lien
In our previous post, we considered one method a Community Association may use to preserve and collect its lien for unpaid assessments: the memorandum of lien.
In this post, we will focus on the process of foreclosing on a Community…
Persistence Can Lead to Dollars: Preserving the Community Association’s Lien for Delinquent Assessments – Part One
One of the most common questions we receive from Community Association clients is how do we preserve our lien for and recover delinquent assessments?
The frustrating reality is that some owners in Community Associations fail to pay their assessments in…