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Client Alert: Due Process or Due Trouble? Navigating the Legal Maze of Covenant Enforcement in Virginia Community Associations

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Community associations governed by the Virginia Condominium Act (VCA) and the Virginia Property Owners’ Association Act (POAA) are frequently called upon to enforce their association’s covenants, rules, and restrictions....more

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2025 Maryland Legislative Update

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The Maryland General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session saw the introduction of over 3,200 bills, with several new and impactful laws passing that will affect community associations....more

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Client Alert: 2025 Virginia Legislative Updates for Common Interest Communities

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The Virginia General Assembly approved a number of bills during its 2025 legislative session. Some of the bills impact, directly or indirectly, common interest communities. The Governor of Virginia signed the following bills...more

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Structural Integrity and Reserve Law - 1 Year Later

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We are now a year into the effective date of what is colloquially known as the Structural Integrity Act (Act). The law combines two important obligations condominium associations or cooperatives must now adhere to, inspection...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

MHH Condo/Co-op Digest, (January 2025)

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This newsletter explores the emerging legal topics and issues affecting the condominium and cooperative services industry. Thought-leading attorneys from Moritt Hock & Hamroff’s Condominium and Cooperative Services Practice...more

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2024 Virginia Legislative Updates for Common Interest Communities

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The Virginia General Assembly approved a number of bills during its 2024 legislative session. Some of the bills impact, directly or indirectly, common interest communities. The Governor of Virginia signed the following bills...more

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Shining a Light on Rooftop Solar for Massachusetts Condo Owners

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After the Trustees of his condominium refused his request for an Architectural Variance to install rooftop solar photovoltaic (SPV) panels on his unit, the owner brought suit in the Land Court seeking a determination that the...more

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Shining a Light on Executive Session

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Let the sunshine in. I am not talking about the popular 1969 song by The 5th Dimension. I am referring to the statutes governing Virginia community associations that require all meetings of a board of directors, including...more

Roetzel & Andress

Updates On Legislation That Affects Florida Community Associations

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Only a few bills passed this year that affect community associations. These bills pertain to: 1. fire sprinkler and engineered life safety systems in condominiums...more

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They Are Taking Our Common Area!

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The power of eminent domain, also referred to as condemnation, refers to the power of the government or other quasi-governmental entity, such as a utility company, to take private property for a public purpose....more

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When 2 Minus 1 Still Equals 2: Combining Lots in a Planned Community

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...Owners of adjoining lots in subdivisions often decide to combine them for a variety of reasons. But, in a planned community governed by an owners' association, the owner may have to obtain consent and the effect the...more

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