Category: About Associations
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 ...
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Master or Sub: Which Rules Do I Follow?
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 ...
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Signature Cards Must Be Up To Date
Signature cards are used by banks to verify that the party using an account actually has authority to use the account. These accounts include, but ...
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How to Identify the Legal Titled Owners in Your Association By Magdalena E. Myers, Esq.
Ohio community associations are required to keep a current list of titled owners. This list is used to provide notice for upcoming annual meetings and ...
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Does the association have the power to require owners to provide the name, address, and phone number of tenants?
On this topic, the law is different for condominium associations and home owner associations. Ohio Revised Code 5311.09 requires condominium owners to provide contact information ...
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Personal Injury on Association Property
When an injury occurs on association property, the first course of action is always to ensure the health and safety of the injured person by ...
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FHA Update for Condominium Associations and Unit Owners Nicholas J. Meinert, Esq.
HUD has issued new FHA Condominium Approval Rules that will become effective for all applications filed on or after October 15, 2019. Previously, each condominium ...
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How to evaluate service provided by contractors By: Shannon M. McCormick, Esq.
One of the common issues that boards deal with is whether a contractor is providing adequate service. Before passing judgment on the service being provided ...
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Safeguarding Association Reserve Funds over $250,000.00
Since the passage of the Ohio Condominium Act in 2004 and the Ohio Planned Community Act in 2010, Ohio’s community associations have been building reserve ...
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Steps to Becoming a 55 and Older Community By David W. Kaman, Esq
Federal and state fair housing laws prohibit community associations from discriminating against occupants on the basis of “familial status.” Familial status is defined as one ...
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