Legal & Legislative News

Changes to Condominium Insurance Requirements For “Detached” Units (MD)

House Bill 98, making changes to condominium insurance requirements, was passed during this year’s legislative session and signed into law…

9 months ago

Court Upholds Law Requiring Registration of Short-Term Apartment Rentals (NY)

In a ruling sure to thrill co-op and condo boards, Judge Arlene Bluth of New York State Supreme Court has…

9 months ago

Court says man can keep ‘emotional support emu’ in suburbia (VA)

A Virginia man was allowed to keep his emotional support emu after the trial judge found that the exotic bird…

9 months ago

New Community Association Management Rule Takes Effect (IL)

New administrative Rules governing Community Association Managers and Community Association Management Firms (68 Ill. Adm. Code 1445) became effective June…

9 months ago

Contract; de jure homeowners’ association: Where a majority of homeowners in a townhouse community purported to amend the declaration (MD)

Where a majority of homeowners in a townhouse community purported to amend the declaration to retroactively approve prior alterations to…

9 months ago

Legislative Update – New Laws and Regulations Enacted in 2023 (IL)

During the legislative session that began in January of this year, numerous bills impacting community associations and the community association…

9 months ago

Arizona Statutes Protect Homeowners’ Rights to Assemble

Recent amendments to the Arizona Condominium Act and the Arizona Planned Community Act provide important protections to property owners who…

9 months ago

Four years later, Grandview bluff collapse lawsuit heads slowly to trial (CA)

Four years after a multi-ton chunk of sandstone toppled onto Grandview Beach and killed three women, a family’s wrongful death…

9 months ago

Updates to MCIOA Homeowners Associations Need to Know About: Part III (MN)

As discussed in earlier in this series, there were some significant changes to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 515B, commonly known as…

10 months ago

Reconsidering The “Open And Obvious” Doctrine: Implications Of The Michigan Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision

In a significant ruling that affects property owners throughout the state, including Michigan’s community associations, the Michigan Supreme Court substantially…

10 months ago