by e-LawLines | Aug 31, 2015 | Homeowner Associations
Lewis and Marla Stout live in the Raintree Lake community in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Two years ago, the Stouts erected a swing set and, at the request of their children, painted it purple. Pursuant to the Raintree Lake covenants and restrictions, the Stouts were...
by David P. Weiss | May 21, 2015 | Homeowner Associations, Litigation
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled in a recent case that the unit owners of a condominium building were not entitled to excess insurance proceeds remaining after their building was reconstructed. One of multiple buildings making up The Willows on the Lake...
by e-LawLines | Apr 30, 2015 | Homeowner Associations, Real Estate Law
More often than you may think, a subdivision’s homeowners’ association (“HOA”) or condominium owners’ association finds that its original charter as a Missouri nonprofit corporation has been revoked by the Missouri Secretary of State...
by e-LawLines | Oct 31, 2014 | Homeowner Associations, Real Estate Law
Quite frequently, the homeowners association (“HOA”) of a subdivision will want to amend, remove or add provisions to the governing documents, generally called an indenture, restrictive covenants or covenants and restrictions. Changes can be relatively...
by e-LawLines | Sep 10, 2014 | Homeowner Associations
Homeowners associations regularly file lawsuits to protect the interests of their members. These actions are oftentimes met with a challenge that the homeowners association has no right — or standing — to bring these claims, but instead the property owners themselves...
by David P. Weiss | Jul 28, 2014 | Corporate Law, Homeowner Associations
Unpaid directors, officers and volunteers of a Missouri nonprofit corporation enjoy immunity from certain acts other than those that are intentional or reckless. However, that immunity works only with regard to tort liability, not statutory liability that is imposed...
