By David Swedelson, Condo Attorney, HOA Lawyer and Legal Expert at SwedelsonGottlieb There have been a number of articles written over the last few years regarding the fact that municipalities do not have the money or resources to repair sidewalks broken up by tree roots. There had been some programs…
By David Swedelson, SwedelsonGottlieb Condo Lawyer and HOA Legal Expert According to an article in the Sacramento Bee, “Californians would not be able to smoke tobacco inside their own homes under new legislation that would raise the bar nationwide for fighting secondhand smoke. No state ever has ventured into personal…
by Sandra L. Gottlieb, Esq., Senior Partner, SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys On occasion, we deal with slope and water runoff issues, as a result of poorly installed drainage or otherwise, between neighboring associations, a sub and a master association, or with owners. We have found that it is a common…
By David Swedelson, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys Florida State Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, recently filed a bill that would allow community associations to foreclose quickly on homes or condo units in Florida community associations if the owners have not paid their dues/assessments. The proposed…
By the Community Association Attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb Have you heard the latest regarding new required pool signage at California community association pools? Our attorneys have been receiving a lot of inquiries about whether a new “poop sign” is required to be posted at community associations that have pools. We have to…
Clarifications to the 2013 Northern California Law Seminar By SwedelsonGottlieb, California Community Association Attorneys. Attorneys from the law firm SwedelsonGottlieb and Association Lien Services (“ALS”) attended California Association of Community Managers’ (“CACM”) 2013 Northern California Law Seminar in January of 2013. One of the programs dealt with assessment collection strategies. We…
By David Swedelson, SwedelsonGottlieb Senior/Founding Partner Unless you have been sleeping with Rip Van Winkel for 20+ years (and if you have been, then maybe you have a disability), you are likely aware that there are a number of laws that deal with the rights of disabled individuals to be…
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…
By Sandra L. Gottlieb, Esq., HOA and Condo Attorneys Attorneys from the law firm SwedelsonGottlieb and Association Lien Services (ALS) attended Community Associations Institute Orange County Chapter’s (CAI-OC) Educational Luncheon on January 15, 2013 dealing with a California community associations’ rights and obligations following an HOA’s lien foreclosure sale. We…
Blog post by David Swedelson, Condo Attorney and HOA lawyer; Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb, Community Association Attorneys Under California law, a condo or homeowners association has the right to foreclose on an owner’s interest in their condominium or property if they fail to pay the assessments or fees that are…