David M. Bendoff
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Insurance coverageNov 07, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Are there any laws that describe what insurance the association and owners in a common interest community association are required to maintain on the units and common...
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Declaration outweighs condo bylawsOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The condominium declaration for our association provides for a five person board of directors. However, bylaws attached as an exhibit to the declaration provide for a...
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Conversion condominium may have been an apartmentOct 24, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I am looking to purchase my first condominium unit. My real estate agent referred to one of the properties I am looking at as a new "conversion condominium." What doe...
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Unit votes cannot be split in electionsOct 17, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Each condominium unit in our association is entitled to one vote, regardless of the number of co-owners of the unit. Can the bylaws be changed to allow each of the co...
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Order of protection issue stymies boardOct 10, 2020 7:00 am - Q: A resident in our condominium association obtained an order of protection against another resident of the condominium; the two residents live in the units next door t...
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Residents upset about pandemic delaysSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I have been a member of my common interest community association since the purchase of a new townhouse in November 2015. For all this time, the association has been u...
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Classified ads allowed on association websiteSep 12, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The board of our association created an elaborate association website. The website includes a "classified ad" page that allows owners to advertise items for sale. The...
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Commission members need not be unit ownersSep 05, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The board of directors of our homeowners' association is setting up various commissions. These include a social commission, a decorating commission and a landscaping ...
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Condominium must allow census worker to enter buildingAug 29, 2020 7:00 am - Q: A census worker contacted our condominium association in connection with the 2020 federal census. The census worker asked to be admitted into the condominium building...
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Board members may not waive portion of their assessmentsAug 22, 2020 7:00 am - Q: We have difficulty in recruiting candidates for the board of our condominium association. To attract candidates, the board would like to either waive some portion of ...