Earlier this month, HUD announced it was filing discrimination charges against a Utah homeowners association, its management company, and even a group of owners based on a violation of the Fair Housing Amendments Act by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a disabled tenant. In this case, a tenant, a Gulf WarGo to Resource
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You are on the Board of Directors of your association, which has just decided to increase assessments for the first time in years. Owners are up in arms and an owner requests the e-mail addresses of all other owners to, you suspect, stir the pot further. See the attached article about a similarGo to Resource
What is a nuisance? How is it defined in your Association’s governing documents? Is your covenant enforcement policy up-to-date and void of vague language? These are critical questions in light of the recent ruling, discussed in the Sun Sentinel article, that awarded a homeowner attorney’s fees and costs in the amount of $201,347.00Go to Resource
The Colorado Court of Appeals recently held that a lender’s ability to enforce its rights under a promissory note and deed of trust lapsed as a result of the lender’s failure to bring a lawsuit within applicable statute of limitations period. In Tidwell v. Bevan Properties, Ltd., Bevan Properties, LLC (“Bevan”) lent BLTGo to Resource
A housing cooperative in Bronx, New York and two of its employees was recently charged with violation of the Fair Housing Amendments Act by HUD because it did not allow an “emotional assistance animal to be housed on the community. In this case, the community had a “no pets” provision. However, the tenantGo to Resource