by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Aug 29, 2017 | Dispute Resolution
CERTIFIED California Appellate Court decision (August 23, 2017) This case involved two lawsuits filed by homeowners (“Owners”) against their homeowners association (“Association”) for alleged violations of state laws pertaining to common interest developments...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Aug 22, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Ownership and Transfer of Interest
UNPUBLISHED California Appellate Court decision (August 14, 2017). This case involved a dispute between neighboring homeowners over the maintenance of landscaping that obstructed the view from one of the owner’s property. The disputing parties both lived in a common...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Aug 11, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Governing Documents
UNPUBLISHED California Appellate Court decision (August 8, 2017). This case involved a dispute between a homeowner (“Owner”) and his homeowners association (“Association”) over the payment of a $2,400 special assessment made by Association in 2010 for emergency roof...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Aug 1, 2017 | Dispute Resolution
Florida Appellate Court decision (July 21, 2017). This case involved efforts by a homeowners association (“Association”) to stop a homeowner (“Owner”) from utilizing the internet to voice his displeasure over the quality of life within the community governed by...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Jul 13, 2017 | Dispute Resolution
Homeowners associations are often a party to litigation, whether it is as a plaintiff who commences the lawsuit, or as a defendant that is being sued by some other party. In cases where a homeowners association is the plaintiff, the association’s insurance carrier is...
by Lawrence Szabo, Esq. | Jul 10, 2017 | Case Decisions, Dispute Resolution
This case involved an interesting set of facts where an individual member of a homeowners association (“Association”), who also was a member of Association’s Board of Directors and served as the Secretary of Association, sued two other members of Association...
