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 Newsletter
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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 Newsletter
The purpose of An Introduction to Community Association Living is to introduce homeowners to community associations, provide a greater understanding of exactly how a community association works from both an organizational and people standpoint, and to endow home-owners with the information necessary for fully enjoying and benefiting from community association living.
This report, published by the Foundation for Community Associations Research, explores “greenness” in communities, in their varied forms. It considers the concept of sustainability through better designs, new technologies and social innovations. Sustainable communities are developed to meet the “needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Go to Newsletter
Since the early 1970s, community associations—condominium associations, cooperatives, and homeowner associations—in the United States have experienced exponential growth. It is anticipated that this growth will continue for the foreseeable future for generally the same reasons as in the past—that is a combination of regulatory pressures as well as the need for a housing alternative thatGo to Newsletter