Among the types of services routinely provided to Community Association clients are the following:

• Working closely with the association’s Administrator on all issues.



• Collection of maintenance assessments by filing of claims of liens and, if necessary, implementation of lien foreclosure actions.



• Interpreting governing documents, Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the association.



• Answering day-to-day questions regarding operational, governance, practical, and legal issues.



• Reviewing and drafting contracts for the maintenance, repair, and operation of the community.



• Reviewing and interpreting insurance policies for compliance with governing documents working to achieve good risk management policies and procedures.



• Advising on how state and court decisions affect the operation of homeowners associations.



• Amending governing documents to eliminate obsolete provisions and to modernize the documents so to conform with the current needs of the community.



• Research and offer opinions on applicable federal and state laws, as well as local statutes and ordinances affecting the association.



• Addressing maintenance and repair issues and identifying whether the association or owner is responsible. This analysis includes distinguishing between those repairs that can be done by the board acting alone and those that require unit owner approval.



• Assisting the board of directors on fiscal matters, such as budgeting, levying special assessments, and establishing reserves.



• Reviewing loan documents and arranging sources of financing for repairs, capital improvements, and other projects.



• Providing legal counsel regarding board member fiduciary duties and safeguards to reduce the association’s risk of liability whenever possible.



• Counseling owner ad-hoc committees and boards in the pre and post transition phases of the community’s evolution.



• Providing legal counsel for post-transition, owner-controlled associations, including the resolution of warranty, construction, and accounting claims, as well as the establishment of on-going operational controls.

  Multi-Disciplinary Approach
   Each community's designated attorney works closely with the Firm's other practice groups including Collection/Foreclosure, Covenant Enforcement, and Construction Law to ensure that all of the Association's legal needs are met in the most responsive and cost effective way possible.

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