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My Outlaw Words
Outlaw Words are crutches that allow the user to avoid accountability and result in ambiguous communication.
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
Hollywood Lawyer
Recently, I had a client tell me I was weak because I did not yell at a mediator during mediation. Initially, I was dumbfounded by the comment. But after thinking about it for a while, I realized Hollywood is partially to blame for a lack of professionalism in our practice of law. Thanks to television […]
Accessing Local Lo-Cost Mediation Services
Local Mediation as an Option As an HOA attorney who represents individual homeowners, I often am contacted by owners who want me to assist them with a dispute that may only involve a few hundred dollars. For instance, they want to contest an association imposing a $50 fine for some rules violation like speeding or […]
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.