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Amending CC & Rs and Bylaws — National and Local Presentations
The National Business Institute has asked me to present a national teleconference on the subject of amending community association (HOAs, Homeowner Associations, Home Owner Associations, condominiums, PUDs, Planned Unit Developments — whatever you want to call them) governing documents.
The course will be held on May 17, 2010; I’m going to be looking into whether…
The Essentials of Community Management
Last weekend, The Utah Chapter of the Community Associations Institute sponsored its “Essentials of Community Management” course. Several active members of the industry taught about the fundamentals of homeowner association and condominium management. Here are some pictures of some of the presenters. (Not pictured: Derek Petersen).
Thanks to Beat Koszinowski and the Buckner Group for…
Wasatch County v. Okelberry, Round 2 of __?
You may recall this post from two years ago, where I reported on a trilogy of cases which dealt with the public dedication of private roadways; in the opinions, the Utah Supreme Court held that “An overt act that is intended by a property owner to interrupt the use of a road as a…
South Ridge HOA v. Brown — What's a "Short-Term" Rental?
In an opinion issued about a month ago, the Utah Court of Appeals decided that “a weekly rental is clearly similar to nightly rentals and timeshares, when considering those terms together.”
The case arose from language contained in the South Ridge Homeowners’ Association’s Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (C, C & Rs) that provided,…
News on Reverse Foreclosures
My Twitterpal Melissa Garcia, (@ColoradoHOAGal) pointed me to this article in the Miami Herald, which explains the mechanics of a typical reverse foreclosure. Reverse foreclosures are being pursued by community associations throughout the country, as associations find themselves stuck with units on which the owners will not pay and on which the lenders will…
The Essentials of Community Management
Truth in Advertising of "Utah HOA Attorneys".
There’s a new website out there that purports to be a listing of HOA attorneys in Utah. There’s one firm listed on the site, and the listed lawyer (who won’t be identified) is identified as a “thoroughly [sic] attorney.” Since I’d never seen the site before, I thought I’d give it the benefit of…
Stacking Up
Utah Condo Sales Are Up — Way Up!
The Salt Lake Board of Realtors issued its fourth quarter 2009 Housing Market Report, and it appears that the Utah housing market, and particularly the condominium market may be on the mend.
Single family sales were up 36 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year; condominium sales were up even more. 544…