Contract Pitfalls

The art of contract negotiation is often overlooked when associations are contemplating hiring a contractor to provide a particular service or perform certain work.  At the beginning of the relationship, everyone is on their best behavior and thinking that all will go according to plan.  Often, boards fear insulting a contractor by pushing for aGo to Resource

Tax Liens on Common Areas

With more and more developers going bankrupt and pulling out of partially constructed residential projects, we are seeing more and more instances of common area tracts, or tracts that are intended to become common areas in the future, being encumbered by tax liens where the developer owner has failed to pay property taxes on suchGo to Resource

Into the Wild

The other night we were awaken by the distinctive high-pitched yipping of a coyote in the street outside our window.  We all climbed out of bed and went to the window to see what was there, including our lovable lab-shepherd mix who was probably wondering how come that “dog” gets to have fun roaming aroundGo to Resource

CCIOA Corner—Director Conflicts of Interest

You’ve, no doubt, heard the term “conflict of interest” flung around quite a bit in the HOA industry.  But what does this term really mean?  Did you know that CCIOA, with the help of the Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act (“Nonprofit Act”), specifically defines this term and provides guidance for associations with respect to this issue?PursuantGo to Resource
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