Community Associations (HOA)
We represent community associations, their boards, and their insurers. That covers enforcing the governing documents, defending a board's decisions, and construction defects in the common areas. These disputes involve neighbors and boards whose relationships have to survive the outcome. We bring practical judgment about which disputes are worth pressing and which are better settled without escalation.
How we approach these matters
A community association dispute plays out among people who still have to live and serve alongside each other once it is over. We advise boards on the strength of their position and the cost of pressing it. We press the matters that warrant it and look for quiet, durable resolutions where they serve the association better than a fight.
What we handle
Governing document interpretation and enforcement
Board governance dispute
Owner and member claims
Directors and officers defense
Construction defect claims
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We represent community associations, their boards, and their insurers, rather than individual homeowners in disputes against an association. That includes advising boards on governance and enforcing or interpreting the governing documents.
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Generally yes, within the limits of the documents and the law. Enforcement has to be consistent and procedurally sound, and we help boards enforce the rules in a way that holds up if it is challenged.
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It is the defense of board members against claims arising from their service, such as a challenge to a governance decision. We defend directors and officers, and we help boards make decisions that reduce that exposure in the first place.