Category: Operations
Conducting Effective Board Meetings
19 February 2020
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 ...
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Difference Between Directors and Officers By Jennifer B. Cusimano
5 February 2020
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 ...
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Updated Condominium FHA Approval Rules By Nicholas J. Meinert, Esq.
7 January 2020
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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FHA Update for Condominium Associations and Unit Owners Nicholas J. Meinert, Esq.
12 September 2019
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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Safeguarding Association Reserve Funds over $250,000.00
20 August 2019
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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Ohio Grilling Law By Jennifer B. Cusimano, Esq.
13 June 2019
Summer season is upon us. Warm days and nights provide the perfect conditions for grilling outdoors on a deck, patio, or balcony. That makes this ...
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You’re Fired – Terminating Contractors Versus Employees By: Nicholas J. Meinert, Esq.
26 April 2019
Most community associations utilize independent contractors to service their property. A general example of an independent contractor is an association’s landscaper who uses its own ...
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Owners Pay Assessments – Not Maintenance Fees or Dues! By: Nick Meinert
29 March 2019
The Ohio Condominium Act and Ohio Planned Community Act both require that associations “collect assessments for common expenses” from the owners. Annual assessments, monthly assessments, ...
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Enhance and Protect Your Community Association’s Brand: Why Boards Should File Trademarks By Katelyn R. Kaman, Esq.
2 January 2019
In today’s fast paced world of technology and innovation, so many of us hear how important is to establish a “brand.” Even community association board ...
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A Board Abstention is Generally a YES Vote
4 April 2018
When a board member is present at a meeting and abstains from a board vote it is usually a “Yes” vote. Board members often deal ...
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