By David Swedelson, Senior Partner SwedelsonGottlieb; Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney Owners often want to hold their condo or HOA liable for their damages suffered after a burglary of their unit or home or other criminal act. They claim that their association was required to provide (more) security, that the…
Blog post by David Swedelson, Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorney; Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney We have been receiving calls and emails asking whether California condo, planned development, or stock cooperative HOAs are required to comply with a 2010 change in Federal law that requires that pool lifts…
Blog article by David Swedelson, California Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney, Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys We sometimes see community associations that are out of control, treating some of the owners or residents very badly, refusing to make repairs, perform maintenance in or around some owners’ units or homes…
Blog post by SwedelsonGottlieb Partner David Swedelson, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney Interesting and thought provoking article by Florida community association attorney Donna DiMaggio Berger, Esq. that addresses an issue that many of us have thought about, namely a community association’s responsibility for volunteer Community Watch members as well as…
Blog post by David Swedelson, Partner, SwedelsonGottlieb, California condo lawyer and HOA attorney I recently posted a blog article and link to my article about the $55,000 dog. Out of Toronto comes word of an (almost) $40,000 parrot. Some owners are finding that their pets can be very expensive if…
Blog posting by David Swedelson, Partner SwedelsonGottlieb; Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney As of April 22, 2010, the new Environmental Protection Agency lead paint requirements for most dwelling units and common areas within homeowners associations which were built before 1978 became effective and may impact many California Community Associations. Under…
By David C. Swedelson, Esq., Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb; Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney Not a week goes by that we do not hear from a manager or member of a board of directors inquiring as to whether or not the association has to enforce the governing documents. Often, the…
Blog post by David Swedelson, Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Condo lawyer and HOA attorney An interesting article on condos and FHA-backed financing is making the rounds on the Internet. Originally published in the Chicago Tribune Buying and appearing in the February 13th edition of the LA Times, the article (follow…
SwedelsonGottlieb Senior Partner David Swedelson will be a speaker at the Orange County Chapter of Community Associations Institute’s (CAI) February 14, 2012 educational program “Dealing With Nuisances.” For more information about this program and to sign up, follow this link. · Learn what a nuisance is and the types of…
SwedelsonGottlieb Senior Partner Sandra Gottlieb was recently honored by the Orange County Chapter of Community Associations Institute as its 2011 Speaker of the Year. Sandra, along with Debra Warren of Cinnabar Consulting and Farrah Esquer of Cardinal Property Management, received this prestigious award as a result of their January 2011…