Should Using the Pool Cost You More? Question: Are there any homeowners associations (“HOAs”) that assess dues to different homes based upon the individual homeowners’ use of or …
Dealing with a Difficult Developer Question: The developer of our community is refusing to turn over control of our homeowners’ association (HOA) to the homeowners even though all …
E-mail Intelligence – Does Your Board Possess it? This week’s column was written by my colleague Donna Dimaggio Berger. Donna is a Shareholder in the law firm …
HOA Boards must be wary of potential conflicts of interest Question: What is a reasonable course of action for homeowners who have legitimate concerns about a board member …
Can an HOA collect after a mortgage foreclosure? Question: When there are past-due HOA assessments for a property, and a mortgage lender forecloses on the property and takes …
GOLF CART CRUISIN’ ON PUBLIC ROADS This week’s column was written by Bill Hamel. A few years ago I wrote an article titled “Is Golf Cart …
Must HOA’s act to end discriminatory actions by others? A few years ago one of our HOA clients came to us with a discrimination lawsuit that had …
Assessment Issues; Does Developer Owe Dues? Question: I was delinquent in my mortgage payments and was facing foreclosure. I also had a separate lien against my property for …
Developer Giving Homeowners the “Cold Shoulder”? Question: I live in an HOA-governed community in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, that is still under the developer’s control. It’s been over …
What’s the difference between a proxy and a ballot? Question: I am on the board of directors for my homeowners’ association, and our annual meeting is coming up. …