Community Association Law Services
Community Association Law Services
Our practice covers the entire spectrum of legal counseling of condominium, cooperative, and homeowners associations. We represent and assist the board of trustees and management prepare for and conduct meetings; answer questions about governing documents and the pertinent law; enforcing the covenants and restrictions; drafting and negotiating contracts for services; we further assist the board in the fulfillment of their fiduciary duties.
Among the types of services routinely provided to our clients are the following:
- Legal counsel in the application of state and local law and court rulings and administrative decisions impacting on the operation of Community Associations.
- Compliance with applicable Federal laws, such as the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Fair Housing laws, as well as similar state and local statutes and ordinances.
- Interpretation, amendment and enforcement of the governing documents including the Master Deed, Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws of the Association and the rules and regulations.
- Answering day-to-day questions regarding operational, technical, regulatory, practical issues and interpretation of the governing documents.
- Assisting the Board of Directors on fiscal matters, such as budgeting, levying special assessments, and establishing reserves.
- Collection of delinquent assessments.
- Counseling owners ad-hoc committees in the pre-transition phase of the Community's evolution.
- Providing legal counsel for post-transition, unit owner-controlled Association regarding developer issues, including the resolution of warranty, accounting and representation claims, and the establishment of on-going operational controls.
- Reviewing loan documents and structuring commercial lines of credit and/or arranging sources of financing for recreation lease purchases, capital improvements, etc.