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- HOAs can be a homeowner turnoff, but many still don’t get involved January 27, 2025Homeowners associations are increasingly common in residential communities in the U.S. and their intended purpose is to ensure quality of life and property values, but owners who live in HOA communities have lots of complaints about them, even if they don’t bother to get involved. Read the article…………………………….
- Laurel condo complex makes safety upgrades to keep residents in their homes (MD) January 10, 2025Residents in one Laurel condo complex are breathing a sigh of relief Friday after city officials rescinded a notice to vacate order that would have forced them to leave their homes. The city of Laurel stepped in after years of warnings about dangerously unsafe stairwells at the Tiers of Laurel Lake Condominiums that they say posed serious risks to residents’ safety. Read the article…………………………….
- Home is no Longer Where the Heart is for Talbert Street Condo First-time Home Buyers (DC) December 23, 2024The phrase “Taxation Without Representation” has always applied to Washington, D.C. residents paying local and federal taxes but not having voting representation in the halls of Congress. However, based on the conditions in which several displaced former homeowners find themselves, it equally applies to local government as well. In 2021, the District deemed River East at Grandview Condominiums (also known as the Talbert Street condos) uninhabitable. It did so just four years after the red brick townhomes located in Southeast, ...
- Client Alert: Memo on CTA Update (VA) December 4, 2024This provides an update on the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and the obligation for community associations to report to FinCEN by January 1, 2025. On December 3, 2024, a federal court in Texas issued an Order imposing a preliminary injunction temporarily stopping the enforcement of the CTA and staying the requirement that reporting companies submit their reports by January 1, 2025. Read the article…………………………….
- DC Water charging condo owner thousands of dollars after developer, HOA disappear November 1, 2024Page bought a condo located on Montello Avenue Northeast in Washington, D.C. “I got home from work on a Friday and found a scary notice on my front door that said if I didn’t pay up, my water would be cut off within the week,” added Page. She agreed to pay $198 a month to her Home Owner’s Association for water. The HOA would pay DC Water. The property is owned by Montello Virginia Holdings which is owned by Napoleon ...
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- 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…………………………….
- 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…………………………………
- The Interplay Between Condo Bylaws And House RulesTwo important documents maintained by a condominium association are its Bylaws and any Rules and Regulations, also known as House Rules. This article will outline the differences between Bylaws and House Rules and how they are important to the successful governance of a condominium building. Read the article………………………..
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