A Practical Approach to Collecting Association Assessments

Introduction Collecting assessments is the life blood of community associations.  The Board of Directors has a fiduciary duty to collect assessments from owners.  If the board of directors fails to fulfill its fiduciary responsibility to ensure that assessments are received from all owners in a timely manner, it will, in many instances, be unable toGo to Resource

10 Ways To Weather The Economic Slowdown

Now that the economy is officially in a recession, there are a number of ways that an association can prepare for the inevitable increase in delinquent assessments so that the impact on association revenue is minimized.  The following are steps every board should consider taking. Adopt a formal collection policy.  Adopting a formal collection policyGo to Resource

Uh-oh, Our Builder Filed Bankruptcy. Now What?

In the Association context, the term “Declarant” usually refers to the developer of the community. While the project is being developed, the Declarant is responsible for the management of the Association. Also, the Declarant initially holds the voting rights and appoints the first Board of Directors. When the Declarant is finished building the community andGo to Resource

Do You Trust Me?

A major component to achieving success at trial is gaining credibility with the judge and jury.  While there are many actions you can take at trial, you really gain your credibility before the lawsuit is even filed.  Adhere to the following five points and your credibility with a judge or jury will likely soar. FollowGo to Resource

Write Offs From Owner Bankruptcies Bankrupting Your Association?

Nearly every association has had to deal with the situation where an owner stops paying assessments and does not respond to late notices from the association.  The association then refers the owner’s account to legal counsel, who files suit against the owner.  At some point during the collection process, however, the owner files for bankruptcyGo to Resource
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