Condo Adviser: Advance notice of increased assessments must be given
As long as notice was provided to unit owners before the month when the increase commenced, the higher assessment must be paid in full.
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Condo Adviser: Condo board has authority to pursue major capital projects
From a best practice standpoint, it is common for condominium boards to provide information to the unit owners about the scope, design and timelines of projects.
Condo Adviser: Investor owners can’t be prevented from serving on condo association boards
But boards can require that a majority of members are owners occupying their units.
Condo Adviser: Corporate Transparency Act imposes reporting requirements on community associations
Clarity regarding the fate of the act is expected in the coming months.
Condo Adviser: Community association’s unshoveled sidewalks not necessarily a liability
As a general rule of law, when snow naturally falls, a property owner will not be liable when injury occurs.
Condo Adviser: Order in which condo board candidate names appear on ballot is within board’s discretion
Q: I am a unit owner in a large, high-rise condominium building. For the ballot in annual elections, the board of directors lists candidates running for the board in alphabetical...
Condo Adviser: Condo association has authority over common area landscaping
Q: I am an owner in a small suburban townhome association. Approximately 25% of our townhome association's yearly budget is spent on landscaping, which the association is responsible for maintaining,...
Condo Adviser: Condo boards have authority over common area decorations
Q: I am a unit owner in a midsize condominium association and a recently elected condo board has initiated a rather aggressive agenda of changes. One of the changes involved...
Condo Adviser: Condo boards usually have authority over the repair, replacement of windows
Q. I am a unit owner in a condominium association and our board of directors is requiring the unit owners to replace all originally installed windows in their units because...
Condo Adviser: State statute requires fines imposed by condo boards to be reasonable
Q. I am a unit owner in a condominium association and understand that the board of directors has the authority to levy fines pursuant to our governing documents and the...