By: David C. Swedelson, Esq., Senior Partner at SwedelsonGottlieb Community managers have been telling us over the last year that much of their time has been consumed by matters relating to delinquent assessments. And they are not just referring to the basic mechanics of the collection process. They are also…
By Joan E. Lewis-Heard, Esq. Senior Associate; SwedelsonGottlieb For those community associations whose CC&Rs provide for assignment of rents from a tenant in the event an association owner who is renting their unit or home is delinquent in the payment of assessments, an association may collect the rent directly from…
We see it on the web all the time, articles highly critical of politicians, actors, pop stars and others. Then come the highly inflammatory comments from readers using anonymous names. There are websites where you can critique restaurants, shops, services, etc. Sometimes these criticizers write some of the nastiest things.…
We are often asked by Boards about what is a reasonable rule. The answer is that I know it when I see it. We prepared an article that addresses this very issue. Click here for that article, “What Makes a Rule Reasonable or Unreasonable? I Know It When I See…
Knowingly or unknowingly, sometimes boards adopt rules which are in conflict or more restrictive than the association’s CC&Rs. For example, they make specific rules regarding prohibitions on the installation of washing machines when the CC&Rs are silent on the matter. Boards sometimes prohibit hard surface flooring when this is likewise…
SwedelsonGottlieb is proud to announce that our firm’s senior and managing partner Sandra Gottlieb has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Channel Islands Chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI). She will serve as President-Elect in 2010 and as the Chapter’s President in 2011. Sandra looks forward to…
It is October, and many association boards of directors and managers are in the process of preparing their associations’ 2010 budgets and statutory disclosure mailings. As we have done every year for the last decade, we have posted SwedelsonGottlieb’s Annual Disclosure and Notice Checklist to assist you with that process.…
You have most likely received emails regarding proposed new legislation that would allow California community associations’ Boards the power to enter into long term contracts for water or energy efficiency programs. After considering the pros and cons as expressed in these emails, we have let the Governor know that we…
On July 30, 2009 the California Association of Community Managers (CACM) awarded SwedelsonGottlieb’s senior partner Sandra Gottlieb with the organization’s coveted 2009 Vision Lifetime Achievement Award. This is only the second time in CACM’s history that it has awarded an affiliate (meaning a member who is not a manager) the…
Chee v. Marina Seagate Condominiums, (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 1360, 50 Cal.Rptr.3d 40. Lila Chee (“Chee”) is a 71-year-old resident owner of a condominium at the Marina Seagate condominium complex. She was allegedly injured when a Jack Russell Terrier owned by Olga Kiymaz, at the time a tenant in the condominium…