Please join Husch Blackwell’s Condominium & HOA Law Team for this informative seminar. We’ll review fine collection, common zoning regulations and practices, the importance of cyber insurance, and recent updates from the Department of Housing and Urban Development on emotional support animals.
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Please join Husch Blackwell’s Condominium & HOA Law Team on February 5, 2021, as we outline the NEW 2020 Robert’s Rules, how parliamentary procedure should be used to run meetings more efficiently, some case examples of fine issues that arise and how to solve them, some basic collection reminders relating to death, trusts and mortgages and why your Rules matter more than you think. We hope this will be both interactive and fun while we share the latest information that homeowner associations (HOAs), condo boards and managers need to know. Looking forward to 2021 and making things as straightforward as possible.
Continue Reading Association Academy: Your Rules, Robert’s NEW Rules and Court Rules Relating to Fines
If your Association excessively fines an owner, expect a court to find a way to penalize the association.
In 2004 Mr. and Mrs. Mills (“Mills”) bought a home in the subdivision called Galyn Manor. In 2007 Galyn Manor began fining Mills for a commercial work vehicle parked in their driveway in violation of the association rules. Galyn Manor advised Mills that the fines would be $50 for each day that the commercial vehicle was parked on their property. By the end of 2007, the fines amounted to $645. In January of 2008, the association hired the Andrews Law Firm (“Law Firm”) to collect the fines. Between 2008 and May of 2015 many demands for payment were made, and many payments were made.
Continue Reading Excessive Fines Cause Courts to Find Liability – A Lesson in Fair Debt Collection Practices