by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Oct 30, 2014 | Board of Directors, Case Decisions
Missouri Appellate Court decision (October 28, 2014). This case involved numerous disputed issues pertaining to an 18 home subdivision where the original developer (“Developer”) went out of business after selling 5 homes and the remaining 13 undeveloped lots were...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Oct 2, 2014 | Board of Directors
The board of directors of a homeowners association is responsible for properly managing the association’s business. In the real world, the people who are vested with the responsibility for making the decisions on behalf of a homeowners association are a...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Sep 19, 2014 | Board of Directors, Case Decisions, Use and Maintenance
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision (September 17, 2014). The president of a homeowners association in Texas carried a handgun in a holster strapped to his leg while conducting “walk-thrus” of the association’s common areas. He was arrested and...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Sep 9, 2014 | Board of Directors, Case Decisions
Texas Appellate Court decision (August 8, 2014). In this action, a homeowner was challenging an election of his homeowners’ association (“Association”) board of directors and the actions that were taken by the board following the challenged election....
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Sep 1, 2014 | Board of Directors
Many homeowners associations have a board of directors that, as a practical matter, is controlled by one person and not the association’s board of directors. This typically occurs in smaller associations where it is more difficult to cultivate new members for...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | May 6, 2014 | Board of Directors
Introductory Comments Homeowners associations are required by state laws and by their own governing documents to maintain proper minutes of their board of directors’ meetings. Those minutes constitute the official record of the actions that were taken, or not...
