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Developer Fiduciary Duty when Conveying Common Areas to HOA
The relationship between developers and homeowners associations (HOAs) involves several responsibilities, particularly during the early stages of a community’s development. In most cases, developers of a community are tasked with establishing and initially managing...
Corporate Transparency Act Litigation Update and Reporting Assistance
As we’ve reported previously, here and here, community association board members and managers should be gearing up to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), a new federal law which will require community associations to report information on their...
Ambiguity in HOA Covenants
Anyone who has actively served on a board of directors for their homeowners association (HOA) can probably tell you just how important it is to be familiar with your HOA’s governing documents, and just how important the precise wording of those documents can be....
Condominium Insurance in SC: What’s Required? When to File?
Horizontal Property Regimes (“HPRs”), often referred to as condominiums, are legally unique developments with various laws applicable exclusively to HPRs. Determining what an HPR association’s insurance obligations are or when and if an HPR association should file a...
HOA Document Recording Under SC HOA Act
Homeowners associations (HOAs) are generally subject to a number of documents which may include, but not be limited to, declarations of covenants, bylaws, a master deed, or amendments thereto. Of course, HOAs are also subject to their state law. In 2018, South...
Attorney-Client Privilege for Homeowners Associations
Attorney-client privilege can be particularly tricky for homeowners’ associations (HOAs), which naturally have numerous board members administering the association as well as members who have certain inspection rights.