Ungrated

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The past 12 months have been busy on CAI’s Ungated blog. We’ve published 62 posts and gained more than 25,000 views on news, tips, and trends important to community associations. Some of our 2021 highlights included topics such as rollouts of the COVID-19 vaccine , addressing building safety after the condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla. , pool openings during the pandemic , and mental health support for community managers.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Q: The board of my condo association passed a special assessment last year to replace the roofs of each of the condo buildings and to repair the siding and gutters plus repainting.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

A couple in Lake Ann are fighting to keep their chickens on their property, and the issue has ruffled some feathers on the Homeowners Association board. Back in June, Rachael Brehler was at Tractor Supply Co. and on a spontaneous buy she brought home four hens – Waddles, Cheetah Bird, Ruby and Karen.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Alberto Garnica Jr., a Travis County game warden, arrived one day in early December at a retention pond in the Berdoll Farms subdivision in Del Valle, south of the high school, and was shocked to hear a deep bellow echo from the direction of the three long, dark culverts at the pond’s edge. When another warden arrived at the scene, a flashlight beam in the tunnel on the left revealed several pairs of red-orange eyes, glowing in the murk.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

What could possibly make the Surfside, Fla., condo collapse even more tragic? A fight over money. Survivors and heirs are at odds over who is entitled to what, who is to blame for the collapse that killed 98 people and how to fairly divide money from insurance, lawsuits and charitable contributions.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Living in a homeowner association, there is likelihood of running into someone that is, how should we say it, less than happy. We all have to deal with difficult people at some point. Some focus on what they don’t like about a person (loudmouth, condescending tone, etc) and then hope they will change. Not surprisingly, this rarely creates the change we desire.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As we reported in our previous blog, on July 1, 2021 Governor Murphy signed a COVID-19 liability protection bill and, by doing so, gave community associations some immunity from certain legal claims arising from COVID-19.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

To help address healthcare challenges during the pandemic, the Wailea Community Association began to financially support the University of Hawai?i Maui College nursing program in hopes of increasing healthcare resources for their homeowners and the community at large.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The latest issue of our newsletter, Condo Alert!, Winter 2021, features our Top 10 condo cases of 2021. This past year saw a trend in condo decisions reinforcing the importance of mandatory mediation, more discretionary costs and in oppression applications.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

With the turning of the calendar from 2021 to 2022 new Fannie Mae lending guidelines become effective on January 1, 2022. One of the new lending guidelines includes a prohibition on the purchase of loans in communities with significant deferred maintenance or unsafe conditions. These new guidelines are a direct result of the Surfside tragedy in Florida, which put a spotlight on aging condominium and co-op communities.

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Community Associations Network

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The holiday season is a time of celebration. Homeowners often take part in the celebration by decorating their homes with a variety of decorations and lights to suit the season. However, these holiday decorations are often left out long after the season ends. This article will provide an overview of what a homeowners association can do to prevent these decorations from staying up all year without limiting the festivities.

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