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Tag Archives: condo board
The Condo Damage Fallacy
There is a common misperception among many condominium owners that the source or cause of damage within a condominium building determines who pays for repairs.
Board Election Minefield
A common interest development board election must be conducted in strict compliance with detailed and comprehensive rules and statutory guidelines
Can Condos and HOAs Ban Marijuana?
California common interest developments cannot impinge on rights of owners and guests who engage in lawful marijuana use.
The Wisdom of Water
Having tried over 60 trials to verdict, litigated at least a couple hundred more, and counseled clients on perhaps five hundred disputes over the past 20 plus years, it took me until the last few years to understand a very important concept involving legal disputes..
Addressing the Association Manager Conflict of Interest
Community association management companies retained by developer clients often have to walk a tight-rope as they balance the interests of their two clients: the developer and the homeowner association. In the perfect world, this dichotomy of client interests would not be at issue because the developer and homeowner association would share parallel interests. But practically speaking, inherent conflicts arise between developers and homeowners regularly, which place the association manager squarely in the middle of an undesirable situation.