By David Swedelson, Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys SB 298, which adds Section 53069.81 to the Government Code, is an unusual piece of legislation that provides community associations in one county of California with the ability to contract with local law enforcement agencies to provide Vehicle Code enforcement services…
SwedelsonGottlieb Senior Partner David Swedelson has been asked by Community Association Institute (CAI) – National to speak on Homeowner Hassles: Dealing With Nuisance Violations. This will be a part of CAI National’s series of webinars and will be broadcasted on July 17, 2013 (and available as a download later). For…
By David Swedelson, Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys A longtime client of the firm was sued by a woman that did not live in the association who claimed that our client had illegally obstructed her view of a lake owned by our client association. After a jury trial…
Blog Post by David Swedelson, SwedelsonGottlieb Partner, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney After the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida last year, I posted a blog article highlighting the need for community associations to supervise their volunteers. Follow this link for that March 2012 blog article. If you have been following…
By David Swedelson, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney; Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys Many owners buy units, lots or homes at community associations that have views and are later shocked to learn that the view they cherish, the view that caused them to buy that home, is not…
By David Swedelson, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney, Partner, SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys A pipe, window or some other element of the common area leaks or breaks, and a condo association board decides that it is exclusive use common area and the unit owner’s repair and/or replacement responsibility, as it…
By David Swedelson, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney; Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys Every condo or homeowners association has one, that one owner that does not follow the rules, violates the CC&Rs, creates a nuisance or worse. The “bad” owner, the one that does not belong in a…
By Joan Lewis-Heard, Community Association Attorney/Litagator; Edited by David Swedelson, Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb. So, your condo or homeowners association foreclosed on an assessment lien and is unfortunately the owner of a unit or home at the association. Not what the association wanted, but a reality as a result of…
By David Swedelson, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney; Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys Think your condo association has no obligation to address secondhand smoking nuisance complaints? Think again. The Orange County Register reports that an Orange County jury has found a homeowners association negligent and in breach of the…
By David Swedelson, Partner, SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys The Los Angeles Times reports (on January 1, 2013) that as a result of government imposed fees on investors that do not reside in their apartments (we assume condos) or buy to flip them, in Hong Kong real estate investors are scrambling…