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Published November 7, 2018

Association Not Liable for Accidental Death in Common Element Hot Tub

The Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas recently issued a decision on an association’s liability for a death in the common elements. An owner reserved the association’s pool and hot tub area for an extended family party.  Tragically, a two year old child drowned in the hot tub, which...

Published October 26, 2018

Budgeting for Bad Debt

As each year winds down, board members are gearing up for budget season.  Creating your association’s budget is a detailed and stressful process.  Annual budgets have to include all projected expenditures and reserves, so the board can determine how much to assess the owners.  In a perfect world, all...

Published October 18, 2018

Professional Management

By David W. Kaman, Esq., CCAL –   Historically, the term “property manager” has been applied to managers of community associations.  However, in the last few years there has been a national trend toward the licensing of property managers.  Even here in Ohio there have been recent rumblings of...

Published October 10, 2018

Political Signs and Free Speech

With election season upon us, the topic of political signs is bound to come up at your association.  This time of year, political signs start popping up in the yards on individual lots and on common and limited common elements as well as in owner’s windows. Many homeowner and...

Published September 5, 2018

When the Board Decides to Raise the Monthly Assessments – Telling the Owners

At the end of every calendar year, board members for community associations gather around conference tables, dining room tables, or tables in local libraries to have the unpopular and often dreaded discussion of how to explain to owners in their communities that their association monthly assessments are going to...