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Proposed Gun Range in Posh Condo Penthouse

Originally posted on January 9, 2012 by Ryan Here’s an article from the Baltimore Sun about a penthouse unit owner in the Baltimore Ritz-Carlton Residences seeking to obtain a permit to build a gun range inside the unit.  Condo association rules, state laws and local...

Board Committees

Originally posted on December 12, 2011 by Ryan From time to time, a Board of Directors may find it helpful to delegate responsibilities to Board Committees.  Committees are authorized by the Nonprofit Code in S.C. Code Ann. § 33-31-825, except where prohibited by the...

Association Can Enforce Zoning Regulations

Originally posted on December 12, 2011 by Ryan Ariyan v. Pine Orchard Ass’n, Inc., No. CV084034207S, Conn. Super. Ct., Dec. 3, 2010. The court in this case held that the Pine Orchard Association had the authority to enforce zoning regulations within the association. ...

Lien for Unpaid Assessments is Superior to Unrecorded Tax Lien

Originally posted on December 12, 2011 by Ryan Mira Owners Ass’n v. Lawrence, No. C10-630RAJ, U.S. Dist. Ct., W. Dist. Wash., Feb. 16, 2011. An association member became delinquent on assessment payments and also failed to pay his federal income tax.  In November,...

Alligator Liability?

Originally posted on November 11, 2011 by Ryan The Georgia Supreme Court has decided to hear a case involving a woman who was eaten by an alligator in a homeowner’s association lagoon.  83 year-old Gwyneth Williams was housesitting for her daughter and son-in-law in a...

Disabled Resident’s Abusive Conduct Violates Covenants

Originally posted on September 30, 2011 by Ryan Connor v. Lake Dexter Woods Homeowners Ass’n, Inc., No. 2D09-5382, Fla. App. Ct., Dec. 29, 2010. The Lake Dexter Woods Homeowners Association sued for an injunction against a disabled resident with an “angry” personality...

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