Legal & Legislative News

Residents of a Kaua?i condo are unsure about relocation plans following DHHL purchase (HI)

Condominium residents of the Courtyards at Waipouli Apartments on Kaua?i are concerned that they will be displaced once the Department…

6 days ago

Florida tightens condo insurance claim deadlines to ease disputes

The law addresses a gap in the state’s condominium insurance requirements, previously marked by vague guidelines for when claims for…

7 days ago

Camas homeowners association rule dispute heads to Washington Supreme Court

A neighborly dispute is headed to the Washington Supreme Court after a state appellate court decided a homeowners association rule…

1 week ago

Why Is This Special Assessment Different from All Others and the Need for a Legislative Fix (FL)

Not too long ago a condominium association foreclosed its assessment lien against a deceased unit owner and the sole heir.…

1 week ago

Settlement Agreements Binding Without Signature (FL)

The ultimate test of a binding settlement agreement is whether the parties to the agreement have a “meeting of the…

1 week ago

Condo Column: The monkey lost (NH)

All too often attorneys only tell others about the cases they win. This column is about one I recently lost......The…

1 week ago

Just the judge: No jury in Homestead trial (WA)

It meant that, continuing Thursday and on into this week, contested issues regarding the north Lynden Homestead golf course and…

1 week ago

Bluffton homeowners sue Palmetto Bluff Club over mandatory membership waiver (SC)

In an effort to reverse what some Palmetto Bluff residents see as an overreach by the developer to soften club…

1 week ago

Homeowner Associations, Condominiums, and the Corporate Transparency Act (WV)

Since the enactment of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), property ownership associations such as homeowner associations and condominiums (collectively, POAs)…

1 week ago

New York City’s Hidden Water Tax May Cause 8% Increase in Bills

New Yorkers love to complain about taxes, including but not limited to property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes. Now…

1 week ago