DC Condo & HOA News

• Statement from DHCD on Passage of Bill to Support Talbert Street Homeowners (DC) April 4, 2024
  Today, the Council of the District of Columbia passed the “Relief for River East at Grandview Condominium Owners Emergency Act of 2024,” which includes critical supports for homeowners of River East at Grandview Estates, also known as Talbert Street.   Read the article…………………………….
• Illegal construction forces DC residents out of condos February 24, 2024
  Residents of a condo in D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood need to find a new place to stay because of illegal construction work at an empty building next door.    Video news report……………………..
• They fled crumbling D.C. condos three years ago. Their lives were never the same. February 12, 2024
  It has been nearly three years since dozens of first-time home buyers were forced to flee their crumbling Anacostia condominium because the District deemed the newly-constructed building unsafe.  Ever since, homeowners said, they have existed in a state of limbo — unable to return to life as they knew it and unable to truly move on. For many, the forced departure triggered a cascade of events that has forever changed the course of their lives.   Read the article…………………………….
• DC homeowners displaced by faulty condos to lose temporary housing November 10, 2023
  For the first time since homeowners were forced out of their faulty constructed condominiums, the District Council held a hearing to discuss what they call the “debacle” surrounding the River East at Grandview Condos.    Read the article………………………………..
• Displaced Homeowners Say D.C. Government Has No Plan for Recompense November 2, 2023
  Two years ago, the D.C. government told condominium owners at River East at Grandview Estates that they suddenly had to move out of the structurally unsound building.   Read the article…………………………………..

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DC Condo & HOA Articles

• HOAs are blocking solar panels and native lawns. Here’s how to fight back.
  More Americans than ever are running afoul of their HOAs for updating their homes in ways that benefit the environment, adding solar panels, native lawns, EV chargers, clotheslines or gardens. Once a rarity, 84 percent of newly built, single-family homes sold in 2022 were part of HOAs, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.   Read the article…………………………….
• How to do battle with your homeowners association
  Homeowners’ Associations, also known as HOAs, are often necessary and helpful — especially in multi-unit dwellings or communities with a lot of common areas — but if you poll your neighbors about whether they enjoy living in one, you’ll likely receive mixed reviews.   Read the article……………………………….
• What Is a Community Association’s Responsibility In Regards To Alleged Discrimination Or Harassment?
  Years ago, if the board of a community association (condo, coop, or HOA) learned that an owner was allegedly discriminating against or harassing another, it could turn a blind eye with little (if any) legal consequence.  Today, federal regulations and many local laws require a community association board to intervene and take action when it knows about alleged discriminatory conduct in its community, and has the power to correct it.    Read the article………………………………..
• The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)’s Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements: What Do Community Associations Need to Know?
  In 2021, Congress passed a law to create more transparency as to the individuals that control organizations and corporate entities. The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), adopted in 2021, may begin affecting community associations on January 1st, 2024. Pursuant to the CTA, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has enacted a new rule to primarily combat money laundering, tax fraud and the financing of terrorism. While both problems seem far removed from the operations of community associations, FinCEN’s regulations appear to ...
• Understanding Rental Restrictions in Condominiums (DC)
  Condominium boards often seek to restrict or regulate the ability of unit owners to rent out their units, for a variety of reasons. These reasons may include:    Read the article…………………………………

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District of Columbia Laws

The two Acts are maintained byWestLaw
Division 7 (Property)
Title 42 (Real Property)
Subtitle 3 (Condominiums)
Select “Condominiums” or Horizontal Property Act”

• D.C. Condominium Act

• D.C. Horizontal Property Act

The firm of Cowie & Mott provide a digital copy of the D.C Condominium Act and the D.C Horizontal Property Act

DC Condominium & HOA Resources

Community Associations Institute – Washington Metropolitan Chapter

Rees Broome, P.C. has a Community Association Newsletter

Washington Metropolitan Chapter of CAI Quorum magazine(current issue and archives)

DC Condo Law blog