We have received notice of an injunction that suspends the CTA and at least temporarily means that our Associations do not have to file anything. CAI’s message said:
This preliminary injunction applies nationwide, halting enforcement and compliance of the Act’s beneficial ownership reporting requirements across the entire United States. CAI’s legal team believes the injunction…
CAI’s Lawsuit:
On September 10th, CAI filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Secretary Janet Yellen, and the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, challenging the application of the Corporate Transparency Act on community associations. This action is being taken to protect our members from the burdensome and unnecessary requirements of…
It was a busy legislative session for community associations. New laws on a variety of significant topics were enacted. Among them are significant changes to the sections which deal with reserves for replacing components of the common area and new provisions in the resale certificate procedures and requirements.
Reserves. One of the important topics…
VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY WRESTLES WITH ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU) AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL (STR) REGULATION; A COURT RESOLVES A CASE ABOUT A COUNTY ORDINANCE- Senate Bill 304 seeks to preempt local authority on both ADUs and STRs and is vague and incomplete in its provisions. The bill requires a locality to include ADRs in its zoning …
CA DAY IS NEXT SATURDAY! On this Saturday, March 16th, our CA TEAM will be at the Virginia Beach Convention Center to participate in the annual CA DAY event. As usual we will have a booth and look forward to seeing those of you who attend. Our Team Member, Jeanne Lauer, will be speaking during…
In an effort to keep you up to date on changes in the law and regulations, in this edition we want to update you on lender questionnaires for condominium communities and a new law regarding the termination of association management contracts.
Lender Questionnaires – A Call to Action
Two entities, Fannie Mae and…
This edition of our newsletter focuses on two topics: (1) new legislation concerning appointment of homeowner representatives for association purposes and (2) proper utilization of executive sessions by boards of directors. We decided the best way to approach the executive session topic is to provide a script for proper navigation of this important tool for…
As the popularity of electric vehicles increases the time is here for associations to focus on charging stations and individual charging at the owner’s residence. Virginia statutes require associations to permit electric vehicle charging unless their documents prohibit it. Of course, most documents don’t deal with the topic at all although newer documents certainly will.…
Occasionally we have inquiries regarding the authority of an Association exercised by the Board of Directors to assign parking spaces located in the common areas for the exclusive use of particular unit or lot owners.
The Supreme Court of Virginia issued a very important opinion in 2006 that illustrates that the authority of a property…
On June 14, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the local Community Associations Institute Chapter is putting on the Annual Legislative and Legal Update. It will be held at the Holiday Inn in Newport News just off of I-64 at J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Our firm’s CA Team members, Jeanne Lauer and Matt Weinberg…
