Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
The Virginia General Assembly approved a number of bills during its 2025 legislative session. Some of the bills impact, directly or indirectly, common interest communities. The Governor of Virginia signed the following bills...more
Historically, condominiums have been required to obtain consent from 80% of the unit owners before an amendment could be made to the Declaration. This new law lowers the threshold requirement to written approval from 66 2/3%...more
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 legislative session saw over 1,400 House Bills and 1,100 Senate Bills introduced, with several new laws passing that will affect community associations beginning on October 1, 2024....more
The 2020 legislative session was notable for a few reasons. First, the Democrats held the majority of seats in both houses of the General Assembly for the first time in recent history. Second, the legislature also took...more
During its 2018 session, the Virginia General Assembly passed new legislation amending the disclosure requirements under both the Virginia Condominium Act and the Virginia Property Owners’ Association Act. The new legislation...more