by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | May 24, 2014 | Case Decisions, Governing Documents, Use and Maintenance
US District Court, District of Nevada decision (May 23, 2014). This case involves an ongoing legal battle between HOA members and their homeowners association over the members’ right to bring their Chiwawa dog (Angel) in the common area clubhouse. The homeowners...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 17, 2014 | Case Decisions, Governing Documents, Use and Maintenance
A Texas judge has denied a request by a neighbor and the homeowners association for a temporary injunction that would immediately stop the continued use of a family home in a common interest development as a synagogue. The defendants’ attorney argued that the...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 13, 2014 | Case Decisions, Governing Documents, Use and Maintenance
US District Court, Florida decision entered March 31, 2014. This case involves an HOA’s restrictions regarding the flying of the American flag by an association member. The Association has specific rules regarding the display of flags that do not include the...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 3, 2014 | Board of Directors, Case Decisions
Unpublished California Appellate Court decision (entered April 2, 2014): This case involved an action by an owner against the Association and individual members of the Association’s board of directors based on claims of negligence and breach of fiduciary duties. The...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Apr 3, 2014 | Case Decisions, Dispute Resolution, Governing Documents
Nevada District Court decision (March 21, 2014). Plaintiffs, a husband and wife who were denied access to their community clubhouse because they had their pet dog that they contended was a service animal assisting the disabled wife, sued their homeowners association...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Mar 21, 2014 | Case Decisions, Governing Documents, Use and Maintenance
Florida District Court decision (March 13, 2014). This case involves a dispute between a homeowners association and members over the members’ ability to keep a service dog (Sorenson) in their condominium as a “reasonable accommodation” under the Fair Housing Act...
