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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...

Over the years, many clients have asked our office to provide guidance concerning homeowners' requests for reasonable modifications and/or accommodations under the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (the "FHAA"). And, more recently, as you may have seen in...

SPECIAL CLIENT LETTERMay 1, 2018MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2018Craig 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 law...

SPECIAL CLIENT LETTERMay 1, 2018DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2018Brian 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 Council...

COLLECTIONS CORNERReminder- Voicemail Office PolicyThis 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...