Virtually all community associations collect assessments to operate and maintain their property. Each community association that collects assessments likely has multiple people involved in handling the funds the association collects. Whether it is an individual volunteer board member or a management company employee, every person handling the funds has...
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Conducting Effective Board Meetings By Rachel Kuhn, Esq.
Community association board members are busy volunteers who set aside time amidst work, family, and other personal obligations to serve their communities. In order to ensure this time is used productively, it is crucial to plan ahead so that board meetings can be effective and efficient. Following these key...
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Difference Between Directors and Officers By Jennifer B. Cusimano
One of the more misunderstood concepts of community associations is the difference between a director and an officer. Under Ohio law, all condominium and planned communities must be administered by an owners association. The board of directors is the governing body that is responsible for the administration of the...
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Updated Condominium FHA Approval Rules By Nicholas J. Meinert, Esq.
On September 12, 2019, our office published a blog explaining the new FHA Condominium Approval Rules that became effective on October 15, 2019, which includes the single-unit approval process. The purpose of these new rules was to create more opportunity for individual condominium owners to obtain FHA insured mortgages....
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Master or Sub: Which Rules Do I Follow? by: Brian L. Shaw
Far too often an association’s board of directors has a hard enough time getting prospective purchasers (or long-time owners for that matter) to understand what it means to live in a deed-restricted community. Just getting people to read (and hopefully understand) the governing documents is quite the challenge. However,...