A North Carolina homeowners association recently discovered it is not immune from theft despite its efforts to minimize the risk of embezzlement. The Parkwood Homeowners Association lost between $150,000 and $200,000 over a 2 ½ year period when it discovered its office administrator was using debi Read More...

Wind has wreaked havoc across Colorado over the past week, peaking at more than 100 mph in some areas across the Front Range. The powerful gusts have caused a variety of damage to trees, homes, and other buildings. Our office has been getting a lot of calls about trees falling on property owned by t Read More...

This article addresses those key affirmative steps a board, on behalf of the association, should take in order to protect the association. Although the needs of every community are inherently different, the following steps are applicable to every association and will help boards stay informed about Read More...

We’ve all heard complaints about hoarders in communities and the health hazards associated with hoarding, such as the infestation of bugs and rodents.  But a condominium community in Phoenix, Arizona experienced the repercussions of hoarding when a fire caused significant damage to a unit due to Read More...

How involved should an association be when the residents in the community start to age and pose possible safety risks to others in the community? As the attached article indicates, an association could be taking on liability by undertaking certain activities to assist elderly residents. Read More...

Discussions of controversial and even not so controversial community association issues are not always models of civility and reasoned political discourse. In this respect, the decision-making process in many homeowner associations does not differ much from what passes for intelligent debate in the Read More...

General Advice to Developer-Appointed Association Directors Why increasing litigation? Some sloppy construction in 1980's Developer frequently does not understand how Association works Profit center for plaintiff’s counsel Board fearful of breaching fiduciary duties Sometimes Board in control of a Read More...

Obtain Professional Liability Insurance (errors and omissions insurance). Obtain a Business Owners Policy (BOP). Obtain Commercial General Liability (CGL) Insurance. Become (if possible) a named or additional insured on Association's Directors and Officers Liability Insurance. Become named or ad Read More...

Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance (or Association Professional Liability Insurance) provides coverage for the directors and officers of an association, as well as the association itself for the cost of defense and claims arising from lawsuits alleging that the directors or the ass Read More...

Community associations of any size are similar to big businesses in many ways. Most community associations are confronted with various maintenance and operational tasks. Typically, a community association’s business is conducted by a board of directors. These boards of directors may be responsi Read More...