by David P. Weiss | Aug 16, 2016 | Contract Law, Homeowner Associations, Real Estate Law
The Missouri Court of Appeals recently addressed a condominium declaration’s provision that purportedly obligated a successor-in-interest to a unit to remain liable for the prior owner’s unpaid condominium assessments. In that case, the condominium association...
by e-LawLines | Jul 20, 2016 | Homeowner Associations, Real Estate Law
In 2013, a resident at Homefield Gardens Condominium Association was attacked by another resident’s pit bull. She brought suit against her Condominium Association alleging negligence, among other theories of recovery. Her allegations included that the Condominium...
by David P. Weiss | Jul 19, 2016 | Contract Law, Homeowner Associations, Real Estate Law
Occasionally the question arises regarding the enforceability of prohibiting truck or commercial vehicle parking within subdivisions. It should be noted that parking either a truck or a commercial vehicle in a closed garage is almost always excluded from the scope of...
by David P. Weiss | Jun 29, 2016 | Homeowner Associations, Real Estate Law
The rising popularity of websites such as Airbnb.com, Roomerama, Sublet.com and multiple other sites has made it attractive to some condominium owners to rent all of, or just a bedroom in, their condominium unit to earn a little extra money. In most of these cases,...
by David P. Weiss | May 24, 2016 | Homeowner Associations
The Missouri Court of Appeals was recently presented with a case where the issue was whether the Missouri Condominium Act, the condominium’s declaration or its by-laws controlled a particular matter. The case of The Ventana Owners Association, Inc. v. Ventana KC, LLC,...
by e-LawLines | May 12, 2016 | Homeowner Associations
“Let the sun shine,” may have been the tune being hummed by homeowners while first installing a photovoltaic solar array system on various roofs and grounds of their property located within a subdivision. But, the Missouri Court of Appeals subsequently upheld the...
