Blog post by David Swedelson, Condo Lawyer, HOA Attorney and head of SwedelsonGottlieb’s Litigation Team Please do not blame your attorney (at least none of the attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb), but it is likely that any lawsuits that your community association may file will likely take longer to litigate than in…
At https://www.hoalawblog.com, David Swedelson has posted numerous articles on efforts by condominium associations to ban smoking in common areas, exclusive use common areas and even within units. (See our prior posts here, here and here.) The national chapter of Community Associations Institute recently published some additional comments from David in…
Each year, there are a number of cases, Court of Appeal or California Supreme Court decisions involving California community associations. These are cases that we lawyers rely upon. Last year (2012), there were several important cases that are important for community association managers and board members to know about. The…
Blog article by David C. Swedelson, Esq. On occasion, a director will seek to appoint another person to attend board meetings on their behalf (and make board decisions and vote as if they were a board member), or a homeowner’s friend or relative will attend the homeowners forum and attempt…
Blog Post by David Swedelson, Partner SwedelsonGottlieb As community association attorneys, we are often called upon to deal with neighbor to neighbor complaints and disputes. Well, often is probably an understatement. How about daily? These complaints generally deal with smoke from cigarettes and more lately from (medical) marijuana, hard surface…
Blog post by David Swedelson, Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Condo lawyer and Community Association Attorney Okay, it is Halloween. I have been representing condominium associations for 30 years and have never heard of one that is haunted, at least not with goblins and ghosts. But apparently there are some where…
Community Associations Institute (CAI) reported today that the FHA has released Updated Condo Guidelines addressing many of CAI’s Areas of Concern. CAI issued the following statement (and provided this link for more information). The Federal Housing Administration released a long-awaited revision of its condominium project approval guidelines on September 13th.…
Blog Post by David Swedelson, Partner SwedelsonGottlieb; Condo lawyer and HOA Attorney According to a blog post on The Maintenance Manager , the FHA may be revising the requirements for FHA approval. Maintenance Manager suggests, quoting the LA Times, that “many HOA boards have not sought approval from the FHA…
Blog post by David Swedelson, Condo lawyer, HOA Attorney and Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys We receive a lot of inquiries regarding FHA loans. Many condominium association boards have not sought or obtained approval from the FHA as a result of objections to the agency’s strict criteria. Many…
By Sandra Gottlieb, Esq., HOA Attorney and Condo Lawyer As discussed in a previous blog post, our firm has received many inquiries regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) 2010 Revised Requirements as they relate to swimming pools, with a March 15, 2012 effective date. Do the ADA’s revised swimming…