By David Swedelson, Esq. and Cyrus Koochek, Esq., SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys At the end of April 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order in an attempt to bolster the state’s ability to conserve, manage, and consume water in light of the major drought conditions currently affecting almost…
By David Swedelson, Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, California Community Association Attorneys Often, we are asked by board members at community associations whether the board can use self help to resolve a problem where an owner is failing to maintain their unit or lot/home. Sometimes, we learn about it after the…
In its February 2014 issue, the International Top 100 BusinessMag recently published its list of the top 100 lawyers in America, which includes our very own Joan Lewis-Heard. The magazine notes that Joan is “highly regarded by both clients and colleagues for her experience, attention to detail and ambition…” Read…
By: Cyrus Koochek, Esq., SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys In recent years, California has been faced with drought conditions, reduced water supplies and a consistently growing population. One step the California legislature has taken to address these issues was the adoption of Assembly Bill 1881, the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act…
This year’s Southern California Law Seminar and Expo hosted by the California Association of Community Managers was a huge success. Representatives from SwedelsonGottlieb and Association Lien Services presented at the event, and we also participated in the exhibitor booth competition.
Friday, February 14, 2014 is Valentine’s Day. A holiday that originated in Italy, it’s all about love, and it has chocolate and champagne as staple foods, making it very seductive. And dangerous, because it’s easy to get carried away. That is where your attorney can help. Several Valentine contracts have…
Most homeowners at condo or HOAs follow their association’s rules. A few “bend the rules a bit.” And although they know that they “should be doing as” the rules require, they don’t. They seem to believe that doing things the “wrong way may seem easier,” “It doesn’t matter who you…
By David Swedelson, Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys This was the title of a recent newspaper article. As Justin Bieber has been in the news too often lately and seems to be spiraling out of control, and as there is now a community association component to the story,…
By David Swedelson, Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys I recently read a newspaper article about Justin Bieber and the problems he is allegedly creating for his homeowners association in Calabasas, California. Homeowners are apparently unhappy that he is racing his Ferrari around the association’s streets, and they threatened to…
By David Swedelson, Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys Does your community association have disabled parking spaces? Maybe I should ask if the association ever had these spaces. There is no police force that goes out and checks. But we know that over time, some boards have “converted” what were…