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Powers and Responsibility: How a Condominium Association Created a Potential Liability
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...
Parking on Subdivision Streets; Even if Streets are Dedicated to Municipality?
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...
Short-Term Condominium Rentals: Time to Double-Check Your Governing Documents
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,...
Shhh…Can You Keep a Secret?
Recently enacted federal “Defend Trade Secrets Act “ includes whistleblower protection not previously afforded by state law. On May 11, 2016 the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) was signed into law and became immediately effective to protect misappropriation of trade...