CAI Applauds Illinois Chapter’s Efforts to Defend Disclosure Document Fees
On October 21, 2019 the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling in Horist v. Sudler & Co., Homewisedocs.com finding in favor of Sudler Property Management and Homewise.com, both are members of Community...
Condominium Assessments and Bankruptcy: What Can Associations Collect?
Courts across the nation are split on whether post-petition community association assessments constitute dischargeable debts under Chapter 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. To make matters worse, in November, the Supreme Court denied a petition to review the issue, leaving the community association industry wondering if the existing dispute among the courts will ever have a concise national remedy.
CAI Summarizes Case Law So You Don’t Have To
Every year the Community Association Law Seminar presents a review of significant appellate cases that shaped community association law in the prior year. These cases also focus on upcoming, emerging trends in association jurisprudence that are sure to advance the future of community association law. In 2018, 450 relevant cases were reviewed, 250 cases were summarized by CAI’s outstanding Case Law Update Team, and 80 cases were formally presented to the 564 attendees of 2019’s Community Association Law Seminar.
HOA Club Members Must Pay Dues, Even After Resignation, South Carolina Court Rules
When a community association club’s membership documents clearly and unambiguously require members to continue paying their dues until their membership is reissued, they must continue to do so; even after their resignation, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in...
