by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Sep 1, 2016 | Books and Records
State laws and the governing documents for all homeowners associations require the preparation and proper maintenance of minutes of all meetings of the association’s board of directors and members. Maintaining proper minutes is critical to the operations of a...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Aug 25, 2016 | Books and Records
Homeowners associations are frequently involved in contentious issues with homeowners over the producing of copies of association books and records that have been requested by a homeowner. Notwithstanding the fact that state statutes and an association’s...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 30, 2016 | Books and Records
The ongoing operations of a homeowners association involve the receipt and creation of huge volumes of varying types, sizes and shapes of documents. The proper management of those documents can become quite complex and the task is compounded by such things as the...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Nov 11, 2015 | Books and Records
An “executive session” board meeting is basically a board meeting that is not open to attendance by the homeowners. State statutes that mandate board meetings be open to attendance by all homeowners typically include provisions that allow for and specify...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Aug 18, 2015 | Books and Records
Members of a homeowners’ association may typically inspect the association’s accounting books and records and the minutes of association meetings for any purpose that is reasonably related to his or her interests as a member of the association. State...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Aug 10, 2015 | Books and Records, Case Decisions
Maryland Court of Special Appeals decision (July 30, 2015) This case involved a dispute between a homeowners’ association (“Association”) and the owner of a condominium unit (“Owner”) that was part of the Association over water damage caused to the Owner’s unit from...
