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North Carolina Appellate Court Rules That Restrictive Covenants More Than 30 Years Old May Be Extinguished

AMG

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has now rendered its opinion, which is discussed below. At issue is the effect of the Marketable Title Act, a law enacted almost 50 years ago to eliminate stale restrictions that impact title to real estate. As of the present, this issue has not been addressed by the North Carolina Courts.)

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HB2 Costing North Carolina Business, Convention Bureaus Warn

Associations Now

Two major convention groups say that event planners have taken steps to move their events from North Carolina in response to the state’s controversial LGBT law. It’s not just Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam announcing cancellations of events over North Carolina’s controversial LGBT law.

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It’s Easy to Be Excited About Your Work When You Work for Good People

Association Adviser

From the Corner Office: Andy Curliss, North Carolina Pork Council. Andy Curliss, North Carolina Pork Council. It was fascinating to observe and talk with customers in Tokyo after getting to know the farmers from eastern North Carolina who produce a product that is beloved by the Japanese.

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Preparing Your Association for AI

Association Analytics

For example, if you’re a marketing specialist, you might ask the tool to help compose tweets for podcast promotions or come up with a few subject lines for your emails. AI’s Impact on Staff and Members Let’s say your team is on board with using AI, but you have no idea where to start.

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AMG’s CEO Paul Mengert leads successful legislative battle to protect community association rights

AMG

All of these scenarios became very real probabilities in North Carolina in recent years. In addition, these probabilities were being carefully watched by Community Association Institute (CAI) chapters across the US, because the way North Carolina handled the issue could inspire similar action–and set a precedent–around the nation.

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We Asked, You Answered: What Are Your Recommended Summer Reads?

Associations Now

Lynette Pitt Executive Director North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys Swimming Between Worlds by Elaine Neil Orr is a story about the internal struggle of living up to the expectations of family and society during the start of the civil rights era in the American South.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.14.16

Reid All About it

Our home, property and lives were spared from the storm, unlike so many in North Carolina. The training industry is a huge enterprise representing approximately $160 billion in North America and over $355 billion globally. What portion of this market do associations claim and should your organization be a part of it?