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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...

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...

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. ...

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,...

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...

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...

Originally posted September 30, 2011 by Ryan I like this idea from a recent Palm Beach Post article: “Parra’s methods include charging a $1,000 fine if exterior door locks are not the same. When a bank repossesses a unit, it typically changes the locks but doesn’t...

Baldwin v. Village Walk Condo., Inc., No. FSTCV085007925S, Conn. Super. Ct., Nov. 19, 2010. A Connecticut condo owner recently sued her neighbors, her condo association, and the property management company for 42 claims resulting from her upstairs neighbors’...

Originally posted on July 16, 2013 by Ansley K-Con Building Sys., Inc. v. United States, 97 Fed. Cl. 14 (2011). K-Con, a design-build contractor, entered into three separate contracts with the United States Coast Guard for the design and construction of pre-fabricated...

Originally posted on December 6, 2012 by Ryan The South Carolina Supreme Court held unconstitutional the retroactivity clause in S.C. Code Ann. Section 38-61-70, which was made effective on May 17, 2011. The Act defines “occurrence” in a commercial general liability...

Originally posted on November 19, 2012 by Ansley In Richland Horizontal Prop. Regime Homeowners Ass’n, Inc. v. Sky Green Holdings, Inc., the Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s ruling that an arbitration clause on a master deed was unenforceable. In this case, a...

Originally posted on August 7, 2012 Ex Parte: Lipscomb v. Stonington Devel., No. 4961  Respondents/property owners filed suit against a developer for property damage caused by stormwater runoff. The circuit court judge issued an order granting a permanent injunction...