California Enacts New Anti-Fraud Laws To Protect HOA Members
1/24/19
By: Greg Fayard In California, an anti-fraud bill designed to protect HOA members sailed unopposed through the legislature becoming law January 1, 2019. The Community Associations Institute and the California Association of Community Managers sponsored the bill, which makes various changes to California’s Davis-Sterling Common Interest Development Act—the statutory scheme governing HOAs in the state.…
Supreme Court Ends Compulsory Union Payments for Government Employees – So What’s Next?
7/5/18
By: Brad Adler & Matt Weiss On Wednesday June 27, the United States Supreme Court reached a landmark 5-4 decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31 wherein it ruled that the Constitution’s First Amendment prohibits public sector unions from collecting fees from non-union members. While the scope of the impact…
3/7/13
By: Bill Buechner The Eleventh Circuit recently held in a case of first impression that a property management company is not a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). In Harris v. Liberty Community Management, Inc., the property management company (Liberty) was designated in its contract with the homeowners association as the…