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A Board meeting can be conducted by telephone as long as there is a speaker in the room and everybody in the room can hear the words spoken by anyone else who is on the other line.

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Every owner is obligated to pay their dues or assessments. But if you do not, the association can charge you interest, most of the time late fees, and attorney’s fees. If you do not pay after they send you a notice, and it goes to the attorney for collection, you’ll be required to pay their attorney’s fees. If you still do not ...

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In a typical lawsuit between an association and a unit owner, the prevailing party is entitled to recover attorney’s fees. So if you prevail as the unit owner, not only do you get the right to have the association pay your attorney’s fees, you also have the right to have the association pay back that portion of their fees that you paid ...

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In a homeowner’s association, there are generally restrictions on the right of the owner to modify his home that changes the exterior appearance of the property. There may be color restrictions. There may be restrictions on what you can add on to the property itself like adding a deck or a additional room or extending a garage. Generally, you must get ...

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Most decisions of the association are made by the Board of Directors. However, unit owners have the right to make critical decisions such as amending the governing documents and in many cases, they have a right to vote on whether or not a loan should be taken by the Board or a special assessment can be passed. But whether or not ...

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Common elements are all the property of the condominium, except for the units. A limited common element is a specific type of common element where the use of that particular common element is reserved exclusively for a particular owner or owners. The best example would be a parking space that is assigned to a unit owner for that particular unit owner’s ...

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In the land that is subject to a homeowner’s association, there are certain obligations that are placed upon the owners as well as the association in writing and recorded upon the land. These set forth the way the land can and cannot be used.

For example, there may be a restriction against animals other than dogs, cats, or household pets. There ...

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If you do not pay your regular or special assessments to the association, you will get a letter from the association, then from their attorney, and ultimately a lien that threatens foreclosure. If you do not pay even after being served with foreclosure papers, you ultimately can lose your property.