The Fee Simple law journal (the journal of the Virginia State Bar’s Real Property Section) recently published an article by LeClairRyan‘s Will Sleeth related to developer transition issues. The article, titled “The Transition from Developer-Control of a Property
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Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani (GRSM) is a law firm with a comprehensive 50-state platform, providing legal services across the United States. The firm publishes insights primarily focused on legal issues affecting community associations, including contract considerations, governance, fair housing laws, bankruptcy implications, and dispute resolution. Their content addresses practical legal challenges faced by community association boards, managers, and related stakeholders, emphasizing compliance with governing documents, state laws, and risk management. GRSM's publications often analyze contractual provisions, statutory requirements, and litigation strategies relevant to property management and community governance.
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HOAleader Offers Free 30-day Access
The LeClairRyan Community Association Team has enjoyed a strong relationship with HOAleader.com, a web-based pulication devoted to the community association industry. The Team’s attorneys are frequently quoted in the publication’s articles. The subscription-based website, has just offered a free 30-day trial. If you would like to…
Can a Dog Serve on Your HOA Board?
While many board members have likely been tempted at some point to utter under their breaths that a fellow director can at times be a “dog,” reports of actual dogs being appointed as directors of community associations are few…
Will Your Association “Fly” Into Trouble With the New Virginia Flag Law?
In a post several months ago, we noted the General Assembly’s adoption of amendments to the Property Owners’ Association Act and the Condominium Act that address associations’ ability to regulate the display of the United States flag. As we…
LeClairRyan Team Attends the CAI National Law Conference
This weekend, several members of LeClairRyan’s Community Association Industry Team attended the CAI National Law Conference in Las Vegas. The conference featured speeches, panel presentations, and educational sessions presented by a variety of industry speakers on topics ranging from the…
Blogging Live from the Upcoming CAI Law Seminar
CAI will be hosting its annual Community Association Law Seminar on January 13 – 15 in Las Vegas. The LeClairRyan Community Association Team will once again have a strong showing at the conference. We will be blogging live from the…
Watch For Those Governing Document Typos!
Are your association’s governing documents free of typos? Many are not. The danger that typos pose to association documents was brought home with force recently when LAW.com published an article about a $16 million lawsuit related to a typo in the…
LeClairRyan’s Community Association Team at the firm’s Habitat for Humanity Build
LeClairRyan’s Community Association Team doesn’t just represent developers in the legal creation of associations; rather, it also physically creates them too! The Team is a strong supporter of Habitat for Humanity, and pictured below are several LeClairRyan attorneys with friends from…
Rent-A-Goat: The Latest Craze and the New Challenge for HOAs
The other week the Wall Street Journal published an interesting and somewhat amusing article about the latest trend in upscale neighborhoods: renting a goat as a means to trim a yard and eliminate weeds. Apparently renting a goat constitutes…
Will Sleeth and Liz White Quoted in Virginia Lawyers Weekly Magazine on HOA Collections
Will Sleeth and Liz White were recently quoted in a Virginia Lawyers Weekly magazine article reporting on the challenges that associations and their attorneys face when attempting to collect unpaid assessments. The article (subscription required) discussed the importance of associations…