Condominium Homeowner Association News
Spring 2013 - Imagineers Picks:
Condominium Common Charges During Foreclosure
CT Research Law Library - OLR Research Report (March 6, 2013) (click here) You asked about the payment of common charges for a condominium unit that is going through foreclosure.
Connecticut's Priority Lien for Common Interest Communities
CT Research Law Library - OLR Research Report (March 14, 2013) (click here) You asked how the recent Superior Court decision (Lake Ridge Condominium Association, Inc. v. Vega, 2012 WL 6634905 (Conn. Super.)) affects Connecticut’s priority lien for common interest communities.
Public Act No. 12-113
CT Research Law Library - OLR Research Report (March 14, 2013) (click here) An act concerning certification as a community association manager and display of an object related to a religious practice or belief on the door frame of a condominium unit.
Connecticut condo complexes risk financial hardship due to judge's ruling
New Haven Register (February 1, 2013) (click here) Condominium owners around the state face potentially higher fees as the result of a recent Superior Court ruling which limits dramatically the responsibility banks have to pay condo common charges in foreclosure cases.
Connecticut Proposes Mediation Program for Homeowners Claims Disputes
Insurance Journal (March 8, 2013) (click here) Connecticut's insurance department is proposing a new program that would offer a mediation option to resolve claims disputes between homeowners and their insurance companies that arise from catastrophes, such as hurricanes. The program was introduced as legislation, House Bill No. 6549, An Act Establishing A Mediation Program for Certain Insurance Policy Claims Arising From A Catastrophic Event. The bill is now before the Connecticut General Assembly.
Man threatens to 'blow up' plow drivers with loaded shotgun
WFSB, (February 3, 2013) (click here) The Middletown Police Department arrested a man they said threatened plow drivers with a loaded, double-barrel shotgun for putting snow on his property. Police were sent to the Knoll Crest Condos on George Street around 3:40 p.m. Friday after a plow operator called them to tell them a man had exited a home and threatened him and his co-worker.
Board resists having defibrillator installed
Chicago Tribune (March 22, 2013) (click here) Q: I live in a 60-unit condominium building. A majority of the occupants are retirees. I suggested to our board that a centrally placed defibrillator would be a beneficial addition to the community, and the board rejected the suggestion as being too great a liability for the condominium association to undertake.
Best Practices for Community Associations
CAI-CT Important Topics (click here) CAI-CT provides timely information, resources and education to unit owners, board members and managers. Communities flourish when they work together to foster responsible citizenship and effective leadership. We promote best practices as a means to strengthen constructive participation in the governance of associations.
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