Community Associations & the Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA)

July 12th, 2013
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
Some communities provide housing for persons of a certain age (usually 55) or older, and may also exclude persons under the age of 18. This type of community is governed by the Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA), part of the federal Fair Housing Ac… Read More
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Categories: Condominium Laws
Tags: coa, community association, condo, condominium, fair housing act, fha, HOA, hopa, housing for older persons act, washington state

Reasonable Accommodations Under Disability Law

May 17th, 2013
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Valerie Farris Oman
A recent case out of Florida highlights the tension between federal disability laws and their practical application for community associations. The case, Bhogaita v. Altamonte Heights Condominium Association, Inc., arose out of a military veteranR… Read More
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Categories: Condominium Laws
Tags: community association, condo, condominium, disability, discrimination, fair housing, HOA, homeowners association, reasonable accommodation, washington state

Fixing Improper Board Decisions

January 2nd, 2013
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
It’s important to make sure your association’s board of directors makes decisions following proper procedure. But what do you do if your board doesn’t? There are several ways to validate board decisions after the fact. The way to fix an imp… Read More
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Categories: Board Conduct
Tags: board decision, board of directors, condo, condo association, condominium, HOA, homeowners association, ratify, vote, washington state

What's in Your Governing Documents?

November 8th, 2012
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
Washington law contains numerous provisions containing restrictions and requirements on COAs and HOAs. In many cases, however, the law contains a minimum requirement only and defers to the more specific provisions of the governing documents. For a pr… Read More
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Categories: Governing Documents
Tags: condo association, condominium, declaration, governing documents, HOA, washington state

When Board Members Go Rogue

November 5th, 2012
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
Sometimes, board members don’t follow the rules. A board member might speak out of turn at meetings or dominate the floor; might take actions without consulting other board members or in direct conflict with a board decision; or might even hide or… Read More
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Categories: Board Conduct
Tags: board, board of directors, condo, condominium association, duty, HOA, homeowners association, washington state

Board of Directors Resignation

November 2nd, 2012
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
Imagine this scenario: your association’s entire board of directors decides they are fed up with being board members, and all resign at the same time, leaving your association with no board at all. Or, imagine that, one by one, each board member re… Read More
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Categories: Board Conduct
Tags: board, board conduct, board of directors, condo, condominium association, duty of care, HOA, homeowners association, washington state

Adopting a Budget

October 25th, 2012
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
Many condominium and homeowners’ associations are preparing their annual budgets this time of year. Association members, as well as the association’s board of directors, need to be aware of the laws applicable to community association budgets. A… Read More
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Categories: Condominium Laws, HOAs
Tags: adopt a budget, budget, budget meeting, condo, condo association, condominium, HOA, homeowners association, washington state

Bank of America Foreclosures in Washington State

October 23rd, 2012
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
For many months, we’ve seen that Bank of America foreclosures have been completely stalled. There are a number of reasons for this, not the least of which is the fact that BOA took over a multitude of sub-prime loans when Countrywide went belly… Read More
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Categories: Collections
Tags: bank of america, condo association, condominium, delinquency, foreclosure, HOA, washington state

Introduction to Community Association Laws

July 1st, 2010
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
Welcome to the Condominium Law Group Blog! Welcome to the newly minted Condominium Law Group, PLLC blog. We are the newest condo law blog in Washington State, and we are excited to provide our readers with valuable information in the field of communi… Read More
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Categories: Condominium Laws
Tags: community association law, condo law, condominium act, condominium law, HOA, homeowners association, new act, old act, rcw, revised code of washington
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