Over the last month, our blog has been somewhat unstable in that some posts were sent without content and some links within our blogs did not work. At HindmanSanchez, we pride ourselves on being a leader in the Community Association world and want to apologize for the issues you’ve recently experienced with our blog.
We’ve taken the necessary steps to correct...
With the housing market in a slum for the last several years, many homeowners have not only lost equity in their homes, but have flipped their investments upside down!
These homeowners ended up owing more on their mortgages then the valuation of their properties, which cripples such owners’ abilities to refinance or sell their homes in order to pay-off the first mortgage....
As expected, with less than 24 hours left in the legislative session, the remainder of the HOA bills that were being debated all passed out of the legislature and moved on to the Governor and are all expected to be signed.
The bills include:
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The Florida Bar Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law has released its proposed advisory opinion. As we reported on a prior...
2013 Colorado Legislative Tracking Report - Updated May 7, 2013
SB13-183 finally cleared its last hurdle on May 2 and now only awaits the governor’s signature. The provisions of the bill modify the existing xeriscape statute, which appears at CRS 37-60-126. The bill, as finally approved, prohibits an...
In an interesting blog written by David Swedelson, an experienced community association attorney in California, he discusses a recent New York Times article which said that neighborhood nuisances, like overgrown yards or a persistent odor, could bring down the value of adjacent homes by 5-10%. ...
Yesterday was Administrative Professionals Day -- a day to thank those that provide us administrative support in the workplace and make our lives easier. We also have Veteran’s Day, Mother’s Day, Bosses Day and the list goes on and on with days designed to thank and remember those that “give” to us. Maybe it is time for an HOA Volunteer Day? A day set aside to thank those that volunteer in...
As many condominium associations across the nation have come to realize, seeking FHA certification is not an easy task. The amount of information required by the FHA can be staggering. Add to this the cost of obtaining certification, and the ongoing issues with varying interpretations of FHA requirements, it’s no wonder many associations have decided to forego obtaining certification. ...
As the legislative session winds down, two more bills were quickly approved by the Senate and House and sent to the Governor for signature. SB 13-126 The bill that removes unreasonable restrictions on electric car charges and...
