When customers don’t pay for goods and services they use, the companies that provide those goods and services suffer. A bank may repossess a vehicle when the consumer defaults on a loan. A mortgage company may foreclose on a house when the owner misses monthly...
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Legislative Updates for M.D. Clients
SPECIAL CLIENT LETTER May 1, 2018 MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2018 Craig B. Zaller, Esq. The 2018 legislative session for the State of Maryland was very active. The General Assembly considered many bills that impact community associations. Below, is a recap of each...
Legislative Updates for D.C. Clients
SPECIAL CLIENT LETTER May 1, 2018 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2018 Brian R. Fellner, Esq. As we noted last year, the Council for the District of Columbia revised the DC Condominium Act substantially in a few important ways. This legislative season, the...
COLLECTIONS CORNER: REMINDER – VOICEMAIL OFFICE POLICY
COLLECTIONS CORNER Reminder- Voicemail Office Policy This month we are highlighting the current Nagle & Zaller policy with respect to leaving voicemail messages for delinquent homeowners. As you may be aware, in 2016 our office formally adopted a policy on leaving...
Discriminatory Housing Practices by Third Parties
Many of our clients have asked us to provide guidance with regard to 24 CRF 100.700, a new rule promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") pursuant to its authority under the Fair Housing Act (the "Act"). As set forth more...
CAI 2017 Annual Advocacy Summit
On September 27, 2017, Brian Fellner, Esq. and I attended the CAI Advocacy Summit in Washington D.C., along with approximately 50 other CAI Members from across the Country. At the Summit, CAI representatives met with various politicians and/or their Legislative...
Starting a Neighborhood Watch in Your Community
Many of our communities have expressed an interest in forming a neighborhood watch in order to assist with preventing crime and building stronger relationships with law enforcement. Though forming a neighborhood can be a great way to achieve these goals, a...
Bankruptcy 101: Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13
We have been asked on numerous occasions recently to provide guidance to our community association clients about the effects that bankruptcy has on their collections cases. The most common forms of bankruptcy by owners in the community association context are filed...
NEW FHA REQUIREMENTS OPEN CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP TO MORE HOMEBUYERS
In a rare, unanimous, and bipartisan vote of 427-0, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act ("the Act"). On July 29, 2016, President Obama signed it into law. The Act requires the Federal Housing Administration...
New Laws Affecting Board Member Training & Dispute Resolution in Prince George’s County and Montgomery County
As we enter the new year, we see new laws being passed at the local level that will affect our Prince George's County and Montgomery County clients. Prince George's County Updates Recently, the Prince George's County Council voted unanimously to adopt CB-49-2015, CB...
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