Governance Resources

Have owners in your association ever wanted to switch parking spaces or garages that are allocated as limited common elements and your association’s documents been silent on the issue?  Well, if your community is post-CCIOA (i.e. created after July 1, 1992) you’re in luck!  Section 208 of CCIOA provides a process by which limited commonGo to Resource

Did you know that condominium communities created after July 1, 1992, (post-CCIOA) can take advantage of a provision in CCIOA defining and establishing unit components where the governing documents are silent?  Specifically, Section 202 of CCIOA provides that when the walls, floors, and ceilings of a unit are designated as boundaries, unless the declaration otherwiseGo to Resource

Did you know that CCIOA prohibits governmental entities from separately taxing an association’s common elements? It’s true! Section 105(2) of CCIOA prohibits separate property taxes from being imposed directly against common elements. This is why an association should never receive a tax bill for any of its common elements. But how does a municipality getGo to Resource

Introduction Homeowner associations are increasingly finding themselves in the middle of legal controversies. The issues are all too familiar. Contract disputes with landscapers, lawsuits from people injured on the common property, fights over the meaning of poorly worded legal documents, actions to enforce rules and regulations, and disagreements over the legality of special assessments andGo to Resource