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
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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
An association’s maintenance and insurance obligations are typically set forth in the association’s declarations of covenants. However, in many instances, simply reading the maintenance and insurance provisions of the declaration will not give boards and managers clear answers. Often times, many provisions of the declaration need to be cross referenced and read in conjunction, andGo 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