If your community has assigned common element parking spaces, you have likely encountered situations involving requests for reassignment of parking spaces, questions as to whether parking spaces are being used by the correct units, and situations involving attempts by owners to transfer these parking spaces separate and apart from their units. Oftentimes, parking assignments areGo to Newsletter
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Boards and managers often face a tricky question: what happens when a homeowner wants to make an improvement that affects the common elements? Or what happens when an owner wants to make an improvement that, all things being equal, would become the maintenance obligation of the association? Whether it’s installing solar panels on a roof,Go to Newsletter
Drafting enforceable association rules is a form of art. It’s an art in the sense that you have to know when it’s too much, when it’s too little, when it needs clarification, and when it conflicts with the law. For these reasons, most HOA legal practitioners recommend that draft rules be reviewed by legal counselGo to Newsletter
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the way meetings are held has changed and virtual meetings have become the norm. The majority of meetings we attend in the community association industry in any given week are virtual, held on different platforms, such as Zoom, Teams, Webex, etc. As we have become more accustomed to virtual meetings, itGo to Newsletter
Unexpected expenses arise; deferred maintenance occurs; life happens. When life happens to an association it usually happens on a large scale. This can leave an association scrambling for funds. While there are several funding options such as increases in annual assessments, one-time special assessments, use of reserves funds, or a bank loan, not all optionsGo to Newsletter