By David Swedelson, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney For many associations who are preparing to hold their annual elections, boards and managers are trying to determine who is actually eligible to be a candidate for the board and who can vote. This is a big issue these days as there…
By the condo lawyers and HOA attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb As reported by the Community Association Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC), “Senate Bill 880 leapfrogged ahead of hundreds of other bills and was signed into law on February 29, 2012. Since this bill was passed as an Urgency Bill, it…
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 post by David Swedelson, SwedelsonGottlieb Partner, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney Think the court will not award significant attorney’s fees in a breach of CC&Rs case? In Klein v. Nyamathi (Bell Canyon HOA), a recent (unpublished) Court of Appeals Decision, the Nyamathis were found liable to their neighbors at…
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…
View the slideshow presentation prepared by David Swedelson of SwedelsonGottlieb and Diana Wright of Action Property Management for a recent seminar held by the Community Associations Institute – Orange County Regional Chapter.
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…
By David Swedelson, Senior Partner, SwedelsonGottlieb, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney We are often asked by boards and managers whether a California condominium or planned development homeowners association (HOA) has the right to have a dog or another pet removed from the association because it violates the association’s governing documents.…