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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and your Association A homeowner files bankruptcy, now what? First and foremost, all collection activity must stop in accordance with the Automatic Stay until the case is dismissed, an Order for Relief from Stay is granted, or the debtor receives a discharge.
Board Member Indemnification - Is it for You? Occasionally, we receive questions about whether the Association should be responsible for indemnifying its board members and officers.
Individuals commonly file for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, and the type of bankruptcy will determine what steps an association must take to protect its interests.
Today is "National Night Out" for Communities National Night Out was created by the National Association of Town Watch to bring individuals and communities into the fold when it comes to taking a stand against local crime.
In particular, good contract drafting can help to minimize the impact of disputes between associations and their contractors.
Furthermore, we recommend that associations adopt a written dispute resolution policy by January 1st, as required by Section 5.
SB 089 creates a number of important new requirements for associations and homeowners, including mandatory procedures for a unit owner filing a claim against the association’s insurance policy and a mandatory disclosure that must be included in every residential real estate contract for property located within a common interest community.
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While signing a bid or proposal form may bind the association to pay for services performed by the contractor, the association does not receive any protections as part of the bargain.

What does your community association intend to do for National Night Out?  Let us know by posting a comment.
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we have received a number of questions from associations as to how their SB 100 Responsible Governance Policies must be modified to comply with SB 089.
The following reminders come directly from our experience advising community associations: A bid or proposal form, while legally binding, is not a good contract.
Contracting with Association Contractors: An Ounce of Prevention As legal counsel for community associations, we assist our clients with the various types of conflict that arise in the course of association business activities.
New Jersey Supreme Court to Hear Community Association Case You may recall we reported earlier this year on a New Jersey case that made community associations subject to the state constitution, and therefore subject to free speech provisions of the constitution.

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While both associations have a responsibility to preserve and protect the commonly owned property, there is little that a Board can do in a homeowners association where owners insure and maintain their own residences.
To the extent that the reserve study conducted in accordance with this section indicates a need to budget for reserves, the association budget shall include, without limitation: 1.
A general statement describing the procedures used for the estimation and accumulation of cash reserves pursuant to this section and the extent to which the association is funding its reserve obligations consistent with the study currently in effect.

1-     Does the board announce the time and place of the meetings?Under the Virginia Condominium Act, an association must provide notice to the owners of the meetings of the board of directors in a manner calculated to be available to a majority of the unit owners”.
The areas of responsibility differ for a homeowners association and a condominium.
To the extent that the reserve study conducted in accordance with this section indicates a need to budget for reserves, the unit owners' association budget shall include, without limitations: 1.
Our condominium association has been in turmoil over the last year, trying to resolve a number of issues, including pool expenses and new roofs.
A general statement describing the procedures used for the estimation and accumulation of cash reserves pursuant to this section and the extent to which the unit owners' association is funding its reserve obligations consistent with the study currently in effect.
Stephen Castle, President of a professional association management firm and former President of Community Associations Institute (CAI): Continue Reading Posted In Latest Newspaper Column by Mike Inman Comments / Questions (0).
There can come a time when an association or its professional management firm decides to end their relationship.
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Transitions generally go a lot smoother for all three parties; the Association, the in-coming management firm and the out-going management firm if everyone observes these six basic principles as proposed by W.
Quorums Q: As a board member of a 180 unit condominium association, I am trying to figure out how we can have our upcoming annual meeting if we don't get a quorum of members present.

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They move into associations, get on boards, work with CAI lawyers, mastermind frivilous lawsuits against homeowners and convert hundreds of thousands of reserve income into legal fees and work as rental judges with the same CAI lawyers.
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Many lawyers tell us that they will not take homeowner cases to trial because many of the judges they face do not follow the law and use their discretionary powers to rule against association homeowners.
Homeowner have been routinely losing their life savings and homes to such lawyers, judges and politicians.
The homeowner lawyer was confident of his case find the judge padering to the construction defent lawyers and discussing the wonderful job this lawyer had done enriching him hundreds of thousand of settlement dollars - all without a trial.
• Judge David Chaffee supresses evidence, coaches the homeowners association lawyers, bullies the homeowner lawyers, rshamelessly panders to managers and board members lying on the stand, parrots the lies of the homeowner association lawyers and orders the homeowner to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to to lhomeowner association lawyers and board members lying in his courtroom • Judge Ramirez et all tell elderly disabled seniors to pay thousands of dollars they do not have to association lawyers and private club owner for a club they are too disabled to use because "the club adds value to their homes" - trailers in the middle of a desolate desert.
Homeowners need to identify and expose these bad judges, publicize their actions, warn the public, and remove corrupt judges from public and public corporations payroll.
• A lawyer reported that Judge Chaffee in the Orange County court was scheming with the insurance lawyers not to have the quadriplegic appear for his jury trial so they would not feel sorry for the victim.
Do you have a judge story to add? In many of the courtrooms and rental judge arcades, hundreds of homeowners and their lawyers have been stripped of self respect, money, homes and peace by corrupt, ruthless anti-homeowner judges.
He and his second wife moved out of his homeowners association , refuses to live in one but continues to homeowner associations.
• Larry Stirling - a lawyer, a lawmaker, a judge, a lobbyist and now running to go back to become a lawmaker in the California Senate was co-author of the California homeowner association laws that created the foreclosure racket.
" • Texas politicians and chair of HOA hearings pandering to HOA lawyers, golfing and taking donations, and making sure no law is passed to upset the gravy train for the lawyers, judges and politicians.
, California - Corrupt Judges And the Rent-A-Judge Business • Judge Sheldon bullies the homeowner judges from the bench, intimidates them, refuses to let them talk, takes his cases "under submission" and next day rules for the moneyed homeowner association lawyers.
• The snoring judge nods and wakes up to slapp to give her homeowner association lawyer $19,000 for lawyers fees to harass and stop a homeowner from babysitting her neighbors kids • Commissioner Larry Rothman has been relentlessly sued over several homeowner association foreclosures, tells the Register he files 250 foreclosures a month ($750,000 a month layer fee billings) and the Orange County courts use him to be a judge and rule on all types of cases.
Foreclosure by Homeowner Associations - Striking a Balance - Travis Philip - Texas House of Repr.
• An Orange County lawyer spends ten years fighting the homeowenr association lawyer who used hundreds of thousands from Farmers Insurance and homeowner association reserves suing him for double fees after he lost the case in unjust rulings by an anti-homeowner judge.
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"This judge is lunching, going on Bar Association trips, seminars and junkets and discussing this before and after in the courtroom with this lawyer and always ruling in his favor.
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• An Orange County POW - MiA widow flies a flag finds herself harassed and sued by her homeowner association and lawyers , is committed into a mental institution just as she is getting ready to go to court todefend herself from a restraining order for "harassing her board", one of many this lawyer files in homeowner associations he "advises", is searched for weapons when she and supporter go to court because the lawyer requests "security" - another repeat tactic by this lawfirm • A lawyer takes on a case to defend a homeowner against a construction defect lawyer who had among other actions received and spent settlements.

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The El Dorado Home Owners Assocaition Website
Legal concerns, other than the lien that had been in place against the property at El Dorado Ranch, have been introduced by the association's attorneys.
However, if you have questions regarding the legal aspects of the privatization issue and would like to obtain answers without the cost of retaining an attorney as an individual, you are most welcome to attend one of our association meetings and present your concerns to one of our attorneys.
Our homeowners association has been labeled as a group of dissidents" as a result of our retaining legal counsel to advise us regarding the privatization issue.
We are your neighbors, your friends, and homeowners who enjoy life at El Dorado Ranch, yet are concerned about the legality of the recently proposed privatization of our properties.
As an association, our primary objective is to ascertain whether or not the privatization of El Dorado Ranch as proposed is in accordance with Mexican law, especially since it involves our property being placed in a Master Trust.
Those concerns have prompted the attorneys to advise the association members to avoid participation in the privatization plans for the present time.
Our association made these facts known to ranch residents, much to the dismay of El Dorado Ranch.
When issues arose at El Dorado Ranch that could affect our investments in our homes, quality of life, and ultimately our financial well being, it became obvious that we were in need of legal guidance.
However, knowing that our investment in our homes and in our land is safe based on competent legal knowledge and representation is of ultimate importance.
The El Dorado Home Owners Assocation, San Felipe, Baja
ASOCIACION DE COLONOS DE RANCHO EL DORADO We are an official nonprofit homeowners association and are registered, recognized, and sanctioned by the Mexican government.
We, the association members, want to be able to own and enjoy our land at El Dorado Ranch the same as any other resident.
We hold the attorneys that are representing our association in high esteem and are confident that with their guidance we will ultimately achieve our goals.
Only you can know how the privatization issue has affected you and what questions may or may not loom in your mind.
Our attorneys have advised the association that the term is" also includes liens against the land for which the buyer becomes legally responsible if the developer goes into default.
It is somewhat dismaying that our association would be labeled as dissidents for seeking legal counsel, especially in light of the fact that the El Dorado Ranch website actually recommends consulting an attorney when buying land in Mexico.
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As foreigners from throughout North America and other countries throughout the world, we are admittedly unfamiliar with the legal process of buying land in Mexico and have taken the advice of El Dorado Ranch and retained the services of a group of Mexican attorneys who specialize in Mexican real estate law.
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The ink was barely dry on the Homeowners’ Association Disclosure law that took effect in July 2003 when representatives of both the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) and The Florida Bar began meeting with Sen.
Under the new law the disclosure requirements are triggered only by the sale of property in a homeowners’ association where membership is mandatory.
KNOW THE LAW: New Homeowners’ Association Disclosure
The legislation also simplifies the language of the Disclosure Summary and makes it an official record of a homeowners’ association.
FAR has updated the Homeowners’ Association/Community Disclosure (form HAD-7), which is part of the comprehensive rider to the FAR/BAR contract.
The Florida legislature recently amended the Homeowners’ Association Disclosure form to make it simpler, and to serve as an official record of the Homeowners’ Association.