Category: Recent Successes
Successfully negotiated a settlement with owners who were leasing their home in violation of the association’s restrictions.
Facts: Owners within an association were leasing their home. Prior to the filing of the lawsuit, the owners indicated they would transfer the title of ...
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Ohio Community Associations Dodge a Sales Tax Bullet
On February 12, 2013, a new budget and tax reform plan known as House Bill 59 was introduced. Under the proposal, Ohio’s sales tax rate ...
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Successfully evicted a tenant creating a nuisance on the property
A tenant within a condominium association was engaging in nuisance activities, including shooting a gun outside while intoxicated. The association provided the owner with notice ...
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K&C obtained order that owner must remove pet
Kaman & Cusimano successfully argued that an owner must remove her pit bulls as a result of violations of the association’s rules mandating immediate clean ...
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Successfully negotiated a settlement in a foreclosure case with an owner who combined two lots but claimed he owed for only one lot.
An owner within a homeowners association purchased two lots with the original agreement to pay assessments for both lots. For tax purposes, the owner combined ...
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Successfully resolved a lawsuit against an adjacent property owner for improperly removing trees and other vegetation from the association’s common elements.
An association had a large “pond” as part of its common elements, which was surrounded by various vegetation and small willow trees. An adjoining landowner ...
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K&C successfully wins HOA tax appeal
A homeowners association sought to reduce its taxes on a common element parcel. A complaint for valuation of real property was filed with the County’s ...
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Successfully obtained a monetary settlement from developer failing to perform work.
An association filed a lawsuit against its developer for failing to complete a project to install breakwaters in Lake Erie and form a private beach ...
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K&C obtains settlement where the developer agrees to convey all common element roads and open spaces to the HOA
An association filed a lawsuit against its developer as a result of its failure to transfer the common elements to the association. Kaman & Cusimano ...
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K&C obtained judgment against an owner who disputing the association’s right to impose special assessments
An owner within a condominium unit filed a counterclaim in a foreclosure lawsuit alleging that the board acted without authority when imposing special assessments for ...
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