Publications
Daily Herald Articles
Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit is pleased to make available to its clients and prospective clients reprints of the following articles:
- Access to Association Records
- Adopting Rules and Regulations
- All Creatures Great and Small
- Amending the Association's Documents
- Architectural Control
- Association Attorney Must Have a Variety of Skills
- Association Responsibility For Maintenance Of The Common Elements
- Associations and Bank Loans
- Associations Have to Meet Requirements for the Disabled
- Associations and Mold
- Associations Must Deal With Failing Residents
- Associations Tend to Forget About Their 'Legal Checkup'
- Being a Board Member Can Be Rewarding
- Board Members or Bored Members
- Board Should Be Ready to React to Disasters Quickly
- Certain Conduct Expected of Board(Board Member Oath)
- Collecting Delinquent Assessments
- Conducting a Homeowners Forum
- Controlling Board Meeting is Job of Association
- Converting Real Property Into Condominiums
- Dealing With Abusive Behavior
- Developer Liability for Assessments
- Dispelling the Myths
- Do Assessment Increases Require Owner Approval?
- Do Research On Condo Groups
- Electioneering and Proxies
- Employee vs. Independent Contractor
- Employment Practices for Associations
- Everyone Out of the Pool!
- Executive or Closed Sessions
- Exterior Uniformity Part of Condo Living
- Extra, Extra - Read All About It!
- (The) Extra-Terrestrials Have Landed!
- 'Fiduciary' an Often Misused Word
- Filling Board Vacancies Can Be a Challenge
- Give the Manager a Break
- How Same is Same...(Where Does an Association Begin)
- How to Behave at a Meeting
- How to Deal With a Noisy Neighbor
- How to Hold on to a Good Manager
- How to Shorten Your Meetings
- How to Stay Out of the Courthouse
- Importance of Liability Insurance Often Overlooked
- Improving the Public Image of a Property
- Is serving on the Board Detrimental to Your Well-Being?
- Is Your Condo Ready For Winter?
- Laws Outline What Members Can Vote On
- Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow....
- Lien on Me
- Limited Common Elements...Are They Common or Limited?
- Looking for a Property Manager?
- Master Associations Rule Common Areas of Living
- Mediation — For the Fun of It
- Mediation Offers Cost Efficient Way to Settle Dispute Out of Court
- New Board, Old Problems
- New Insurance Coverage; New Problems
- (The) One Hour Board Meeting
- On-Site or Management Company? Study Both Options
- Parking, Parking, Parking
- (The) Period of Developer Control
- A Primer on Parliamentary Procedure
- Property Taxes
- Purchasing a Home in an Association
- Recommended Procedures For Fines
- Recommended Procedures for Keeping Minutes
- Red Flags - When to Watch Out For the Danger Signs
- Reserves and Reserve Studies
- Reserves...How Much Is Too Much?
- Rules Should Guide Board Elections
- Running an Association Takes Cooperation
- Same Unit, Yet Different Percentage of Ownership; Why?
- Selling a Special Assessment
- Should Board Members Be Paid?
- Sorry, your townhouse is not a condo
- Surveying the Membership
- The "Democratic" Process
- Three Things You Should Know
- Time, Effort Required of Association Directors
- Turnover of the New Association
- Type of Flooring Can Be a Source of Conflict
- Unfair Housing
- Using Committees
- Using Rules to Build a Healthy Community
- Voting Percentages and Owners
- What Are You Buying Into?
- What is the Role of an Association Officer
- What Makes a Good Board Member?
- What the Board Doesn't Do...
- What the heck is this cumulative voting thing anyway?
- What To Do When The Zoning Changes
- What to do With a Runaway Board
- When To Call Your Lawyer...And When Not To
- Who Needs Condos Anyway? We do!
- Who Pays For Leaking Roof?
- Why Do These People Act This Way!
- Why Run for the Board