So you’re Association faced with doing a renovation project – where do you start?  The first place the Association should start with is the Declaration – the association attorney can help ensure that the Board is complying with the Declaration’s requirements. 1.  Following procedures: the Association attorney can help ensure that the Board follows proper…

In the hierarchy of what laws and rules govern community associations, federal and state laws are the top dogs.  However, every association, whether it’s a condo or an HOA, also has governing documents that supplement the laws about how its community is run.  Following is a list of possible governing documents, in order of their…

Our clients often ask us about what authority, if any, they have to regulate or even prohibit smoking – in common areas, limited common areas, or even inside individual units.  Generally speaking, associations have the authority to regulate or prohibit smoking in the common areas as well as limited common areas like decks.  The best…