Lately, a number of our firm’s clients have contacted us regarding disputes they are having with vendors or their management regarding termination of their relationships. One association was very dissatisfied with the laundry room service/equipment provider, and when they went to terminate that relationship, they received a letter from the…
Posted by David Swedelson From time to time we hear from association clients that are in a dispute with owners over documents that the owner wants to inspect or copy. They often want copies of the attorney’s billing statements. The problem is that most attorneys are descriptive as to the…
In July, David C. Swedelson, Esq. was a speaker at the CACM expo, in a program entitled “Technology Horoscope”. Several attendees have requested copies of the article that David prepared for that presentation with the actual links to some of the new technology, applications and programs that David discussed at…
David C. Swedelson, Esq. participated on a panel for the Channel Islands Chapter of CAI on Disaster Preparedness. Part of David’s presentation dealt with AEDs (defibrillators) and whether they are a good idea for community associations. View the presentation below or download a pdf file here.
In August, David C. Swedelson, Esq. participated on a panel for the Channel Islands Chapter of CAI on Disaster Preparedness. Part of David’s presentation dealt with CERTs (Certified Emergency Response Teams) and whether they are a good idea for community associations. View the presentation below or download an article here.
On July 27, 2010, the Santa Monica City Council voted to adopt a city ordinance banning smoking within 25 feet of a door or window in any multi-unit residential building. This new city ordinance will go into effect in September 2010 and will effectively bar residents of condominiums and apartment…
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) recently celebrated its twenty (20) year anniversary. The ADA has had a significant impact on all of us by knocking down architectural construction barriers that had previously prevented people with disabilities from being able to access public facilities, for example by making sure that…
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 2016. Assembly Member Norma Torres (Dem, Pomona; she chairs the Assembly Housing Committee) authored this bill and her press release is set out below. AB 2016 relates to the notice that can be recorded on a property in a community association that tells a…
An interesting article by Skip Roberts, PCAM, with Summus Association Management was published in the second quarter of 2010 Channels of Communication Newsletter from the Channel Islands Chapter of CAI. Skip reported on a Zogby International Research Report that had been sponsored by the Foundation of Community Association Research. The…
I read with interest an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times addressing a La Crescenta neighborhood’s uproar over one owner’s neon green paint job. Follow this link to read/download the LA Times article. One neighbor was quoted as saying that the green paint color was “completely inconsistent with…