by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 26, 2015 | Case Decisions, Construction Defects, Finances
UNPUBLISHED Michigan Appellate decision (March 24 2015) This case involved a dispute between a homeowners association (“Association”) and husband and wife owners of a condominium (“Owners”) over the validity of a $3,000 assessment levied on all owners to fund a...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 19, 2015 | Case Decisions, Dispute Resolution, Insurance
UNPUBLISHED U.S. District Appellate Court decision (March 5, 2015). Topic: Insurance / Dispute Resolution In this case, a homeowners association (HOA) sued two homeowners for alleged violations of the HOA’s bylaws. The lawsuits were initiated under Florida...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 4, 2015 | Case Decisions, Dispute Resolution
UNPUBLISHED California Appellate Court decision (March 2, 2015). In this case, three owners of two different properties that were part of a common interest development consisting of over 800 parcels of land brought suit against the homeowners association to challenge...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 3, 2015 | Case Decisions, Dispute Resolution, Governing Documents, Use and Maintenance
Illinois District Court decision (March 6, 2015). This case involved claims filed by husband and wife homeowners and their minor daughter against their homeowners association, its board of directors, its property management company, and the individual property manager...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 2, 2015 | Case Decisions, Dues and Assessments
Washington Appellate Court decision (July 10, 2014). This case involved a dispute over the process required within a homeowners association (“Association”) for the approval of dues and assessments. A group of homeowners initially brought suit seeking a declaratory...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 1, 2015 | Case Decisions, Governing Documents, Use and Maintenance
Florida Appellate Court decision (January 27, 2015). This case involved a dispute between neighboring townhouse owners over a yard lighting system installed by one of the neighbors that the other neighbor strenuously objected to. The homeowners association governing...