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Lawmakers have a lot of homework ahead when it comes to condominium and homeowner association laws Originally from Community Associations Network National

A new federal safety law that went into effect last month requires new drain covers to be installed in most of Florida’s 37,000 public pools. The upgrade could cost from hundreds to thousands of dollars per pool — an expense that, in most cases, will be shared by the condo residents or homeowners. Originally from [...]

The Maryland General Assembly is expected to introduce a bill within the week that will address questions about insurance coverage raised by a Maryland appeals court ruling last year Originally from Community Associations Network National

A controversial law requiring condo owners to have property insurance has many of them up in arms, but lawmakers already are working on bills that would change the requirement this spring. Originally from Community Associations Network National

The Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (the acronym, CCIOA, is pronounced “Kiowa”), as one might suspect, pertains to common interest communities. But, what is a common interest community? Originally from Community Associations Network National

Most pools in apartments and HOA’s are essentially working on the honors system at this point. They aren’t supposed to open without the proper grates, but they don’t need the health district’s inspection to do so. If the district shows up and the only problem they find is the unsafe grate, they can’t do a [...]

A new federal pool-safety standard has apartment, condo and public pool owners scrambling to finish costly drain modifications so they won’t have to close for the summer. Originally from Community Associations Network National

A new Colorado law requiring condominium associations to have capital reserve policies in place will effect such groups within the Aspen-Pitkin County employee housing program. Originally from Community Associations Network National

On June 30, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed Senate Bill 963 into law. This bill, set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2010, makes major changes to the Oregon Condominium Act (ORS Chapter 100) and the Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS Chapter 94). Originally from Community Associations Network National

Q: I am on a condominium board of directors. Some of our owners are not paying their assessments and others refuse to pay fines. We sent a demand letter and the owner claims that we are in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Can you explain? Originally from Community Associations Network National