Fri, 23 Jul 2010As a follow up to my recent newsletter article on what qualifies as a disability, I want to address the question regarding who is obligated to pay when a disabled resident requests some change related to the disability.
There are two general types of changes that may be required for disabled residents. The changes may be either physical alterations to premises or policy and procedure changes involving the governance of the association. In Fair Housing jargon, physical changes are referred to as “modifications” and the policy and procedure changes are referred to as “accommodations.” It is important to distinguish between the two types of changes because this distinction has a substantial effect on who must pay for the cost of the required changes. Read More... Fri, 23 Jul 2010
Shu Kexin (Shu), an advocator of self-government by homeowners in Chinese communities, believes that running shared communities is a kind of practice which can prepare China for wider democracy. But how do homeowners participate? What happens when an elite seizes power? Global Times (GT) reporter Li Yanjie talked with Shu on how homeowners' communities can train Chinese for practicing democracy. Read more... Tue, 20 Jul 2010
Associations have the obligation to collect assessments. An association's Board of Directors has a fiduciary duty to the owners within the condominium or community development to collect assessments and properly handle the association's financial affairs. To comply with this mandate, the Board of Directors relies on the timely payment of assessments. If owners fail to pay lawfully imposed assessments as required, the Board must take action to secure payment from these delinquent owners. A comprehensive collections strategy that incorporates all of the tools in the association's arsenal will efficiently and effectively deal with these issues. Read more... |