Facts
Plaintiffs were two owners (Maples and Brown) at Compass Harbor Village Condominium Association in Maine (the “Association”) who had purchased their respective units sometime in 2007. The Declarant was an LLC that held more than 50% of the votes
Facts
Plaintiff, Harmony Haus and a resident, sued Defendant, Parkstone Property Owners Association (“Association”) under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) seeking an injunction and attorney fees for violation of the Civil Rights Act. Association counter sued alleging breaches of deed
Facts
Plaintiffs live in Ashbrooke Property Owners Association (“Association”) and missed their annual assessment payments of $115 for three straight years. The Association hired Defendant, Equity Experts, to collect the past due amounts. Under the Declaration the past due assessments
Record retention is a tricky subject. Keep too much or for too long and opposing counsel in litigation will have all the documents they may need to prove that your association’s actions were discriminatory or amounted to selective enforcement, at
Summary
The Court of Appeals of Washington held that a lot owner was barred from claiming ownership of a strip of land after representing that the land was part of the adjacent lot, building a fence along the supposed boundary,
Does your homeowners association have a written collection policy? What duties does the property manager and/or Board have under the policy? Learn what role the property manager and/or the Board of Directors should have in the assessment collection process.
The law does NOT require a Board to extend additional time to owners to pay assessments just because of the COVID 19 pandemic. While such policies may show a concern for members of a community, probably without realizing it,
The law does NOT require a Board to extend additional time to owners to pay assessments just because of the COVID 19 pandemic. While such policies may show a concern for members of a community, probably without realizing it,
The COVID-19 Pandemic has created a global economic crisis impacting individual unit and home owners, and the associations they comprise. An unfortunate result will be an increase in bankruptcy filings. Learn how to prepare and protect your Association now.
Does your Association have rules that target children? Does your Association have rules that apply differently to children and adult residents within the community? The following case is a cautionary tale for Condominium Associations and HOAs—repeal those rules now, or
