Property Owners Associations
Our firm represents a large number of community associations (condominium and planned community associations) and assists them in meeting their legal responsibilities as well as providing effective representation when they are required to go to court. We have organized property owners associations, assisted at annual meetings, prepared documents extending and amending restrictive covenants, collected past due assessments, provided advice on insurance and financial agreements and assisted in the adoption of effective bylaws. Read more…
Common Issues
While each Condominium and Planned Community Association faces unique challenges, some issues appear regularly in those organizations. While a telephone call, email or appointment is highly recommended to discuss these and other problems you may face, here are some helpful tips on recognizing potential problems so that you can seek legal advice at the earliest possible time. Read more…
Collecting Assessments
The Community Association Lawyers of Cannon Law, P.C. provide assistance in collection of assessments from delinquent members. The law regarding collection of assessments can be difficult to understand and we strongly urge you to contact us with any questions you may have regarding collection of past due assessments. However, here are some general guidelines to assist Community Associations in understanding the options available for collecting past due assessments. Read more…
Tips for Associations
- Maintain a high level of communication between the board of directors and the members. Many problems arise simply because the board of directors does not keep the membership regularly informed of the issues being faced by the board and its actions to deal with those issues. Consider sending copies of board meeting minutes by email or posting them on an association website.
- Maintain association minutes in a notebook so that succeeding boards will have accurate records of previous action.
- Organize and keep association financial records in a manner so that succeeding boards will be able to locate invoices, banking records and tax records.
- If your community’s covenants are extended or amended by a vote of the association (rather than by a document signed by property owners) be sure to contact an attorney for preparation and recording of a certificate reflecting that action. Read more…
Sample Proxy Form
Very often some members of an association are unable to attend an association meeting. Proxies must be dated and expire no later than 11 months (Planned Community Act associations) or one year (Condominium Associations) after the date. Click here for a Sample Proxy Form.