by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 12, 2017 | Board of Directors
Electronic communications through texting and email have become normal and accepted methods of communicating in our everyday lives. As such, it is only natural that those who are responsible for the management of homeowners associations frequently communicate with...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 12, 2017 | Board of Directors
A fundamental duty of a homeowners association’s board of directors is the duty to maintain the association’s common areas. Notwithstanding said duty, a frequently encountered issue within homeowners associations pertains to the failure on the part of the...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 12, 2017 | Board of Directors, Member Meetings
State laws and association governing documents commonly require that a portion of time at board meetings that are open to the association members be devoted to an “open forum” where the members may be heard on various topics that are of concern to them. As one might...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 2, 2017 | Board of Directors, Case Decisions
Georgia Appellate Court (March 27, 2014): HOA construction defects case where the HOA sued the individual officer and director of the HOA (Ryan) for breach of fiduciary duty based on an alleged failure to adequately inspect and repair construction defects, failure to...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 24, 2017 | Board of Directors
An issue that is frequently encountered within homeowners associations is whether meetings of the association’s board of directors should be recorded. An extension of that issue is whether individual homeowners who attend an open meeting of their association’s board...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 8, 2017 | Board of Directors
A common issue that homeowners associations deal with involves recognizing and addressing conflicts of interest on the part of the association’s directors. A situation that involves a potential or actual conflict of interest occurs when a board member is placed in the...
