With COVID-19 casting waves of questions and confusions throughout HOAs and other associations across the country, we thought we would step-in for a quick breakdown of what to do with your common areas during this pandemic. There is some very small debate on the...
Community is the keyword in a community association. Whether it’s an HOA, condo association or another type of planned unit development, it’s the people that will ultimately make for a successful association. You can have the best amenities and the most well-kept...
You love your HOA and all the amenities. The pool, the game room, the tennis courts. That’s why you moved into a planned community to begin with, right? But you’re not happy with some of the decisions your HOA is making. You think they’re being shortsighted, too...
HOAs and all community associations are technically legal entities. With all the responsibilities of community associations, there is a great liability as well. Associations and their governing documents must follow federal, state and local laws. Following these laws...
In the previous two blogs in this series, we covered the escalating procedure of dispute resolution. Beginning with mediation we then tackled arbitration and in this final blog we will look at the process of litigation. The most common types of litigation can be...
Dispute happens. Whether it’s a consistent violation of rules and regulations or something more serious like delinquency or bad debt, both the owners and the association need to be protected. And, for the sake of the whole community, disputes need to be resolved in a...