Category: Homeowner Advice
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DEALING DRUGS FROM A UNIT – Is the Board Liable?
QUESTION: Can a board be held liable if a unit owner has a permanent house guest that is dealing drugs from the unit? . . .
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NOISY HARDWOOD FLOORS
QUESTION: The owner of an upper unit installed a wood floor less than a year ago that disturbed the tenants below so much that they moved out because they could not stand the noise. The owner is refusing to change the flooring or put down carpeting because . . .
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CHANGING THE LOOK OF THE ASSOCIATION
QUESTION: Is this legal? I purchased my condo four years ago. I liked the wood front doors. The president passed a rule that everyone replace their front doors with a fiberglass door with windows. I did not want windows in my door and they are charging $1,800 for
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ANONYMOUS ELECTION FLYERS
QUESTION: We have someone distributing an election flyer with false statements and inaccuracies with no attribution. Can we add to our election rules that flyers must identify who wrote them?
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CC&R RESTRICTION ON RAISING DUES
QUESTION: Can we operate without a president? The manager refuses to allow us to have a president claiming we would be sued. To compensate, the manager has taken over the president’s powers. How long can we function this way?
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Sharing Member Correspondence
QUESTION: Can we operate without a president? The manager refuses to allow us to have a president claiming we would be sued. To compensate, the manager has taken over the president’s powers. How long can we function this way?
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SELF-HELP PROJECTS: Members Painting Fences
QUESTION: Can we operate without a president? The manager refuses to allow us to have a president claiming we would be sued. To compensate, the manager has taken over the president’s powers. How long can we function this way?
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Fining a Family Trust
Below is a helpful tip from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by ADAMS | STIRLING PLC regarding . . . Can the HOA Fine a Family Trust? QUESTION: We have a number of condos owned by family trusts. If we have to pursue the owner for rules violations or unpaid assessments, who do we go after? ANSWER:…
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations & the HOA
The following is advice for HOA homeowners and communities regarding Electrical Charging Stations within the HOA from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by ADAMS | STIRLING PLC. QUESTION: The Davis-Stirling Act requires homeowners to meet certain requirements when installing an electric vehicle charging station. Newer vehicles can now charge from a standard outlet without the need for…
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Power of Attorney
Below is a helpful tip from the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter by ADAMS | STIRLING PLC regarding . . . Is your power of attorney authorized? QUESTION: Does the board have the right to request a notarized copy of a power of attorney so that it may be kept on file? ANSWER: Yes, if someone has a…
