How to Think About Funding Reserves
Condominiums offer the ability to own a home (as opposed to renting), while sharing some of the maintenance and upkeep costs to […]
Tag: Governance
Case Law Breakdown: Is it an Improvement or a Repair in Maryland?
This question confronts countless condominium boards and managers in Maryland and beyond. You have to bring an ancient system (sprinkler, electric, fuses, […]
Delinquent Assessments and Credit Bureaus
The question often comes up from both boards and from owners in collections: how do delinquent assessment debts get reported to the […]
FLS Friday Forum: Communicating with your Community Association Attorney
FLS Friday Forum is a free write-in column authored by Brian R. Fellner on topics of law affecting community associations. To submit a question, email […]
Maryland Raises Insurance Deductible Unit Owner Responsibility to $10,000
The Maryland Legislative Action Committee won a great victory for condominiums throughout Maryland in 2020 with the passage of House Bill 108 […]
Case Law Breakdown: Waiver in Maryland
Covenants that exist in homeowners associations and condominiums are nothing more than contracts. They bind the owner and the association, and require […]
What Makes a Community Association?
Community associations come in many forms: condominiums, cooperatives, homeowners’ associations, neighborhood associations, recreation associations, improvement associations, and more. With this broad cross-section […]
Case Law Breakdown: Condominium Board Power in the District of Columbia
Condominium boards are constantly struggling with the question: Can we impose this rule? Further, they want to know how to impose it: […]
FLS Friday Forum: When a Tree Falls in Maryland
FLS Friday Forum is a free write-in column authored by Brian R. Fellner on topics of law affecting community associations. To submit a question, email […]
FLS Films: How to Remove Racist Covenants
Defining Community Condominiums, cooperatives, planned unit developments, homeowners associations, and similar entities are often collectively referred to as “community associations.” As I […]