Category: Operations
Fraud Alert: Mortgagee Questionnaire Scams, By: Nicholas J. Meinert, Esq.
25 January 2022
In response to the tragedy at the Surfside condominium in Florida, Federal mortgagees are starting to update their questionnaires that are required to be completed ...
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Cautionary Tales: Signed Proposals Are Contracts, By Andrew F. Meinert, Esq.
16 December 2021
One of the primary functions of community association boards is entering contracts for services to be provided to the association, whether it is for ordinary ...
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Fannie Mae Issues Notice of New Loan Purchase Requirements, By: Andrew F. Meinert, Esq.
19 November 2021
The catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, Florida earlier this year has caused industry-wide norms to be revisited, particularly as it ...
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Flag Displays and Policies, By Jennifer B. Cusimano, Esq.
30 June 2021
The election season of 2020 saw an unprecedented number of owners flying flags to show their patriotism and to support their preferred candidate which led ...
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Tips for Orienting Yourself as a New Board Member By Andrew F. Meinert, Esq.
1 February 2021
As the adrenaline rush of hearing your name announced as the election winner starts to wear off, you begin wondering what exactly you have gotten ...
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Protecting Your Community Association from Incivility By Jillian M. Henzler, Esq.
26 January 2021
Serving on an association’s board can be an extremely important task, but can sometimes become challenging if faced with uncivil owners. Thankfully, there are a ...
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Ten Percent Into Reserves Is NOT The Law For Condominiums
11 January 2021
The 2004 amendments to the Ohio Condominium Act placed often confusing and misleading language into the reserve requirement stating “…provided that the amount set aside ...
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Cutting Costs: When Using Volunteers Does More Harm Than Good By Andrew F. Meinert, Esq.
22 December 2020
With next year’s budgets in preparation, boards may be looking for ways to cut costs and reduce spending. Often, Board’s will look to their owners ...
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COVID-19 Forcing Boards To Reevaluate The Election Process By Katelyn R. Kaman, Esq.
9 December 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced most of us to remain at home and avoid large gatherings of people. The resulting impact that it will have ...
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Fidelity Insurance – Why Every Community Association Needs It By Magdalena E. Myers, Esq.
26 February 2020
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 ...
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