Category Archives: Homeowner Associations

PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD EXPAND WARRANTY PROTECTION FOR FUTURE CONDOMINIUMS AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS

March 4, 2010

The current session of the Maryland General Assembly is considering new legislation that would expand common element and common area warranty protections in future condominiums and homeowners associations. House Bill 620 proposes to expand the application of both the three-year condominium common element warranty, and the one-year homeowners association common area warranty, for projects created [...]

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MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERING LIMITED FORECLOSURE RELIEF FOR CONDOMINIUMS AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS

March 4, 2010

Legislation has been proposed in the current session of the Maryland General Assembly that would provide some relief to condominiums and homeowners associations in the event of a foreclosure. House Bill 842, known as the Residential Association Sustainability Act of 2010, provides that a specified portion of a lien on a condominium unit or lot [...]

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The Condominium Phenomenon

June 18, 2009

It has been nearly 30 years since I first became involved in the representation of a condominium association that was confronted with construction defect issues. That case was litigated for several years, and eventually grew to engulfing a multitude of parties, including developer entities, the general contractor, design professionals, engineers, numerous subcontractors and suppliers, [...]

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