Insights Blog

Your legal challenges may be unique to your association, but chances are we’ve successfully managed this issue many times over. Search our blog for issues of interest and plan to attend one of our free quarterly meetings where we discuss the most pressing issues facing association boards today. We’ll announce the dates and topics of Legal Insights Quarterly right here on our blog as well as the home page of our website.

Super Lien Legislation: Status of House Bill 371

Because of the thousands of emails, phone calls, and letters that Rep. Grossman received in strong opposition HB 371, she was willing to meet face-to-face with representatives from the Ohio Legislative Action Committee of CAI to discuss the many concerns with the legislation. Read More...

Charles T. Williams | June 9, 2014

What does the Term "Owner Occupied" mean?

Some of my clients have leasing restricted communities, and want to know who is an "owner" and who is not for the purposes of enforcing their leasing restrictions. Read More...

Charles T. Williams | May 8, 2014

Understanding the Small Claims Process

If your Board does not want to file a foreclosure against a delinquent owner, there may be a quicker, simpler, and more effective way to collect back fees through Small Claims Court. Read More...

Charles T. Williams | March 28, 2014

Documents You Will Want at Turnover

Far too often, developer-controlled boards of directors provide elected owner-controlled boards of directors with little or no documentation when turning over control of the association to the owners. The new Board must know what documents to ask the developer to provide to the new Board. Read More...

Nicholas R. Barnes | March 5, 2014

Reserved Fund Uses - The "Yes" and "No"

Can an association take money from its reserve fund to pay for an operating expense? Read More...

Nicholas R. Barnes | March 3, 2014