Tag: Violations
Tips on Regulating Swim Spas in Community Associations
More owners are interested in installing swim spas — basically a miniature pool they can use to swim in place against a current. “When I talk to colleagues around the country, these swim spas are really turning into an absolute phenomenon,” says Paul Grucza, principal with PDG and Associates, consultants for the association management industry.…
Faulty Transfer Blocks Enforcement Authority
A community association in Delaware learned the hard way about the importance of the clear and effective transfer of rights from the developer. Because such a transfer had never occurred back when the association was formed in the 1960s, a court shot down its attempt to enforce deed restrictions more than 50 years later —…
Make Sure Your Clients Give Proper Notice When Attempting to Remove a Tenant’s Dog
A Connecticut condo association board tried to force the removal of a dog after holding multiple hearings and concluding it was vicious (Copper Square Ass’n, Inc. v. Bonell). But a court found the board dropped the ball and denied to order removal. The case involved a dog named Bo, who lived with a tenant in…
Is That Swim Spa Allowed?
More owners are interested in installing swim spas — basically a miniature pool they can use to swim in place against a current. “When I talk to colleagues around the country, these swim spas are really turning into an absolute phenomenon,” says Paul Grucza, principal with PDG and Associates, consultants for the association management industry.…
Lack of Notice Comes Back to Bite Association in Removal of Tenant’s Dog
A Connecticut condo association board tried to force the removal of a dog after holding multiple hearings and concluding it was vicious (Copper Square Ass’n, Inc. v. Bonell). But a court found the board dropped the ball and denied to order removal. Read on to learn the kinds of mistakes your clients need to avoid…
Help Your Association Clients Get a Handle on Tenant Violations
Are your association clients struggling to enforce against tenant violations in their communities? With residential rents skyrocketing across the country, more owners are looking to get into the rental game — and, in turn, more associations are seeing a jump in the number of tenant violations. Owners sometimes fail to think about the role of…
Condo Sellers Can’t Sue Manager for Excessive Doc Fees
In the latest — and presumably final — round of a worrisome case we earlier covered, the Illinois Supreme Court has reversed the state court of appeals and ruled in the manager’s favor (Channon v. Westward Mgmt., Inc.). The appellate court’s ruling had left managers in the state vulnerable to costly class actions brought by…
How to Deal with Tenant Violations of Covenants
With residential rents skyrocketing across the country, more owners are looking to get into the rental game — and, in turn, more associations are seeing a jump in the number of tenant violations. Read on to learn how your clients can take steps to reduce the risk of renters breaking rules they may not even…
3 Chronic Rule Violations and How Your Association Clients Can Get a Handle on Them
Most managers agree that dealing with rules violations is the worst part of their jobs. It doesn’t help that the same ones seem to occur again and again. Here are some of the violations that won’t seem to go away and how some associations and managers are tackling them. Associations have implemented a variety of…
3 Rule Violations That Won’t Go Away — and How to Handle Them
Most managers agree that dealing with rules violations is the worst part of their jobs. It doesn’t help that the same ones seem to occur again and again. Here are some of the violations that won’t seem to go away and how some associations and managers are tackling them. 1. STR "Get-arounds" Associations have implemented…