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Condo Adviser: Adjacent Development Rights and Objections
Reserve Funds: Purposes and Common Mistakes
The blacklisting of condominium/condo associations by financial institutions and insurance providers has emerged as a pressing issue in the real estate finance and housing sector. This practice, which involves lenders or...more
Courts have long interpreted the D.C. Condominium Act as creating a super-priority lien on a condo unit, in favor of the condo association, for the most recent six months’ worth of the unit owner’s unpaid assessments. This...more
This newsletter explores the emerging legal topics and issues affecting the condominium and cooperative services industry. Thought-leading attorneys from Moritt Hock & Hamroff’s Condominium and Cooperative Services Practice...more
Older condo units are flooding the market but demand has dried up. The Florida condo market is recalibrating, as changes to the Condo Act tank the market for 30-plus year old condos, creating uncertainty for the...more
In Geezil v. White Cliffs Condo. Four Ass’n, 105 Mass. App. Ct. 103 (2024), the Massachusetts Appeals Court held that an association of condominium unit owners was not responsible for the expense of accommodating an...more
The deadline for associations to receive their completed structural reserve studies is Dec. 31. Across the state, condo owners and their associations are going to soon be waking up to the reality that their financial...more
Join Winstead PC and Alliant Insurance for an informative webinar on Texas property insurance for condominiums. We'll dive into the essentials of Condominium Insurance and Named Storm Deductibles. Learn what actions to take...more
While the country is set to celebrate Independence Day, that is not the only special occasion this week. July 1 is the day that most new laws in Virginia take effect. The Virginia Condominium Act (the “Act”) was enacted on...more
After the Trustees of his condominium refused his request for an Architectural Variance to install rooftop solar photovoltaic (SPV) panels on his unit, the owner brought suit in the Land Court seeking a determination that the...more
On Nov. 14, 2023, the Colorado Apartment Association (“CAA”) and Apartment Association of Metro Denver (“AAMD”), which represent thousands of apartment owners, filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Air Quality Control...more
Coops and condos will not need to pay their service employees prevailing wages to keep their units eligible for the Cooperative and Condominium Tax Abatement (the abatement). The abatement reduces property taxes between 17.5...more
Only a few bills passed this year that affect community associations. These bills pertain to: 1. fire sprinkler and engineered life safety systems in condominiums...more
As any seasoned developer knows, condominium development projects involve a delicate interplay between the developer, unit owners, the condo association, and the lenders that fund construction and acquisition costs. Last...more
In South Florida where planned communities are common, condominium associations—and homeowners’ associations—are often the norm, not the exception. Florida Statutes Section 718.103 defines a condominium association as “any...more
On June 4, 2018, the Appellate Court issued its opinion in Sylva, LLC v. Baldwin Court Condominium Association, Inc. (“Sylva”) holding that the “initiation of an action” requirement in section 9(g)(4) of the Illinois...more
States, cities and businesses are banning smoking in more and more places. Can condominium associations do the same by prohibiting residents from lighting up in their own homes? Many American smokers may think that’s...more