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…
The following was reported by Community Associations Institute (CAI) by Andrew S. Fortin, Esq., CAI’s vice president of government and public affairs. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which officially opened for business in July, was created by Congress to enforce most federal financial consumer protection laws and to protect…
All of the attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb will be attending the 2012 Community Associations Institute Law Seminar in Palm Springs. The Law Seminar provides a unique learning opportunity to discuss emerging trends and legislative issues important to the practice of community association law-as well as excellent opportunities for professional networking. And…
Once again, the Orange County Regional Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) has recognized the contributions of several SwedelsonGottlieb attorneys to the community association industry in Orange County with nominations for awards in three categories: Author of the Year (David Swedelson, Esq., nominee) Speaker of the Year (Sandra Gottlieb,…
Blog posting by SwedelsonGottlieb Senior Partner David Swedelson, Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney We have had to deal with our share of unauthorized playhouses in the past. And we have dealt with therapy pets in the past. But a therapy playhouse? Really!? As reported in Community Association Institute’s FastTracks email…
Senior Partner David Swedelson will be a speaker on legal issues at the Los Angeles Chapter of Community Associations Institute’s upcoming HOA Board Member Orientation, Essentials of Community Association Leadership to be held this Saturday, January 21st. If you’re new to community association governance, this 8 hour Saturday orientation for…
By Sandra L. Gottlieb, Esq., Senior Partner, SwedelsonGottlieb On July 11, 2011, the City of Pasadena passed a “no-smoking” ordinance for multi-family homes, defined as two or more units, applicable to both those now existing and to be built, effective January 1, 2012. The ordinance provides that it will be…
Prepared by the Community Association Attorneys at SwedelsonGottlieb As they do almost every year, the California Legislature has yet again changed the Davis-Stirling Act (there have been approximately 50 amendments to the Act since its inception in 1985). We have summarized the most significant changes which impact how boards will…
By David C. Swedelson, Esq., Senior Partner, SwedelsonGottlieb Here is the issue: A board adopts the annual budget and notifies the owners that assessments will increase from last year by 10%. After the beginning of the association’s fiscal year, and months later, the board realizes that expenses are greater than…
By David Swedelson, Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb; Head of Firm Litigation Team; Condo Lawyer and HOA Attorney As you have likely seen in the news, the “Great Recession” is still impacting us in ways we could not have imagined a year or two ago. Recently we have seen a number…