INDEX - MEMORANDUMS TO CLIENTS
LISTED BY SUBJECT
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|
| SUBJECT |
DATE OF PUBLICATION |
| ACCOUNTING |
10/06 |
| ACTUAL CASH VALUE |
3/97 |
| AGE DISCRIMINATION |
2/94 |
| AGREEMENTS |
|
|
CHANGING THE RULES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME: A CHILDHOOD LESSON
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN |
11/08 |
| ALTERATIONS |
7/92,
4/95, 11/95, 3/96 |
| AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
|
7/92 |
| ANNUAL MEETING |
11/93,
10/94, 9/95, 10/96;
8/06 |
|
Corporate Procedure |
12/00, 1/01 |
| Voting |
10/94 |
| Waiver
of Reserves |
10/94 |
| ANNUAL REPORTS |
3/92, 3/93, 2/95, 3/96, 2/97, 3/00,
1/08 |
| ARBITRATION |
2/01 |
|
Country Club Cannot Arbitrate a Dispute after Firing Contractor |
9/05 |
|
Unstated Filing Fees Chill Right To Enforce Important Contract Rights |
5/05 |
|
Negligence Lawsuit Must Be Decided By Arbitrator |
10/07 |
| Show
Up or Pay Up |
7/08 |
| ASSESSMENTS |
4/94, 6/96, 10/97, 10/00,
11/04 |
| Calculation |
4/94 |
| Special
Assessments |
2/95 |
| Can You Levy
Owners At Different Rates? |
11/02 |
| ASSN. LIABILITY |
3/93,
7/93, 8/97 |
| ASSOCIATION LAW AMENDMENTS
|
7/97 |
| ATTORNEYS |
1/95 |
| Attorney
Client Privilege |
1/95 |
| Attorney
Client Meetings |
4/96 |
| Attorneys'
Fees |
6/96, 4/02 |
|
Judgment, No Matter How Small, Entitles Contractor to Fees
|
9/07
|
| BANKS
|
|
|
Notify Bank Immediately of Any Unauthorized Transactions
|
11/07
|
| BANKRUPTCY
Sweeping New Changes
|
8/92
6/05
|
| BOUNCED CHECKS |
12/01 |
| BUDGET |
3/92,
8/93, 10/93, 6/94, 3/95, 8/95, 1/97 |
| CABLE
TELEVISION |
|
The Unthinkable Occurs
Adelphia Claims
|
6/00
1/04
|
| CHARITABLE
ORGANIZATIONS |
| Officers
and Directors |
7/93 |
| CHECK HANDLING |
2/94 |
| Stolen
Checks |
3/94 |
| Fraudulently
Signed Checks |
3/94 |
| CIVIL PROCEDURE |
6/02 |
| CIVIL THEFT |
3/96 |
| CLASS ACTIONS |
5/96 |
| CODE COMPLIANCE |
2/00 |
| COLLECTIONS |
5/95 |
| CONDEMNATION |
5/97 |
| CONDOMINIUM
LAWS |
| See
Generally |
1/92,
3/92, 4/92, 5/92, 10/93, 7/94, 7/95, 8/95;
6/07 |
| Administrative
Rules |
6/94 |
| Annual
Meetings |
10/94 |
| Association
liability |
7/93 |
| Collections |
5/95 |
| Committees |
2/95 |
| Condominium
Act Amendments |
1/92 |
| Corporate
Records |
2/92,
9/05 |
| Corporate
Annual Reports |
3/92 |
| Developer
Suits |
5/94 |
| Director
Liability |
4/92,
7/93 |
| Director
Resignation |
12/93 |
| Director
Voting |
10/93 |
| Directors |
12/93,
11/94, 6/95, 9/95 |
| Elections/Nominations |
11/93,
11/93 |
| Financial |
5/94 |
| Fines |
8/93 |
| Flood
Insurance |
8/93 |
| Insurance |
1/93 |
| Nominating
Committees |
1/93 |
| Security
Deposits |
9/92 |
| Unit
Insurance |
11/92 |
| Voting |
10/93,
10/94, 9/95, 11/95 |
| CONDOMINIUM ACT AMENDMENTS
|
1/92,
8/96, 7/97 |
| CONSTRUCTION |
5/01, 11/01, 4/02 |
| CONTRACTING BIDS |
3/97 |
| CONTRACTS |
1/00, 12/00, 1/01, 3/01;
8/06 |
|
Discrepancy Over Meaning of "Remove" Jeopardizes Lien |
7/08 |
|
CONTRACTS |
11/02;
8/01;
4/03;
10/03; 11/03;
4/06 |
|
Minor Breach
Does Not Stop Termination of Lease |
3/08 |
|
Small Print Brings a Tidal Wave of Consequences |
6/08 |
|
When Does
Pressure To Sign Become Illegal Duress? |
11/07 |
| COOPERATIVE
ASSN LAWS |
| See
Generally |
4/92,
5/92, 10/93, 7/95, 8/95 |
| Amendments |
8/96,
7/97 |
| Annual
Meetings |
10/94 |
| Association
liability |
7/93 |
| Collections |
5/95 |
| Committees |
2/95 |
| Directors |
12/93,
6/95, 9/95 |
| Director
Resignation |
12/93 |
| Director
Voting |
10/93 |
| Financial |
5/92 |
| Insurance |
1/93 |
| Nominating
Committees |
1/93 |
| Voting |
11/95 |
CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORTS
Questions and Answers
Disclosure forms
Annual Report and Fees
Records |
3/92;
1/05 |
| CORPORATE PROCEDURES |
1/02 |
| CORPORATE
RECORDS |
| See
Generally |
2/92,
3/95 |
| Access
to |
2/92 |
| Fines |
3/95 |
| Hurricane
Shutters |
3/95 |
|
Ex-Members May
Have Inspection Rights |
10/02 |
| Meetings |
3/95 |
|
Procedures: Records |
1/06 |
| CORPORATIONS |
| Attorney
Client Privilege |
1/95 |
| Fictitious
Name |
8/94 |
|
Ignoring Corporate Policy Is a No-No |
1/07 |
| COUNTY FUNDS |
| No Money For Gated Communities |
8/02 |
| COVENANTS:
Deed Restrictions |
11/04 |
| COVENANT ENFORCEMENT |
8/97, 2/00, 3/00, 4/00, 8/03 |
|
| Get Permission Before, Not After Alterations |
8/02 |
| A Rose BY Any Other Name ... Is Still
a Truck |
May 2003 |
|
Undermining Flexibility and Adaptabilty |
5/00 |
|
Traveling Billboards Invade Neighbors |
June 2000 |
|
Keeping Property In The Family |
November
2008 |
| DIVISION OF LAND SALES |
| See
Generally |
1/92,
12/92, 8/93, 10/96 |
| DAMAGE |
|
|
Damage Flows From Unoccupied Units |
2/08 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT |
10/96 |
| DIRECTOR
Liability
Removal
|
4/97
1/04
|
| DISABILITY |
|
| What
Constitutes a Disability? |
3/07 |
| DOG OWNER LIABILITY |
11/96 |
| DRAFTING |
4/97 |
| DOG BITE UPDATE |
| Dog Bite Update |
8/02 |
| ELECTIONS/NOMINATIONS |
| See
Generally |
1/93,
11/93, 9/95, 11/95 |
| EMPLOYEES
Employment: Hold Harmless Agreement Does
Not Waive Employer's Workers' Compensation Immunity
|
6/94
9/06
|
| EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS
|
2/93, 4/02 |
| EMPLOYMENT |
10/06 |
| FAIR HOUSING LAW |
2/96, 8/96, 8.01, 11/01 |
| FEDERAL FAIR DEBT COLLECTIONS ACT
|
5/95 |
| EMPLOYMENT |
| Problems When A Boss Fires An Employee |
12/02 |
| FIDUCIARY DUTIES |
| Directors and Officers |
9/02 |
| Looking Our For "Number 1" Can Lead To
Trouble |
9/03 |
| FEDERAL
FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT |
| Age
Discrimination |
1/94 |
|
Show Your Cards |
6/08 |
| FINES |
8/93,
10/97 |
| FICTITIOUS NAMES |
8/94 |
| FIRE AND SAFETY |
12/03 |
| FINANCIAL |
1/96;
12/06 |
| FLORIDA CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT
|
7/92 |
| FORECLOSURE ACTIONS |
9/93,
8/94 |
|
Absentee Owners |
5/06 |
|
Association's Attorney's Fees |
4/05 |
| Fictitious
names |
8/94 |
| Foreclosed
Property |
11/94 |
| Court
Jurisdiction |
8/94,
9/93, |
| Following Your Own
Rules |
3/02 |
|
Written Agreements Cannot Be Changed Without Consideration |
12/07 |
| GAMBLING |
12/92 |
| GARNISHMENT |
| When
To Stop Payment on a Check |
7/07 |
| HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION LAWS |
| See
Generally |
4/92,
5/92, 11/92, 3/95, 7/95, 8/95, 7/97;
6/07 |
| Annual
Meetings |
10/94 |
| Assessments |
4/94 |
| Association
liability |
7/93 |
| Collections |
5/95 |
| Committees |
2/95 |
| Corporate
Records |
2/92,
3/95 |
| Directors |
12/93,
11/94, 6/95, 9/95 |
| Director
Liability |
7/93 |
| Director
Resignation |
12/93 |
| Director
Voting |
10/93 |
| Insurance |
1/93 |
| Nominating
Committees |
1/93 |
| Voting |
11/95 |
| HMO'S |
5/93 |
| HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION LAW |
4/96,
8/96 |
| HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS |
2/96,
8/96 |
| HURRICANES |
9/92, 11/92, 9/00, 4/02 |
| Inspection
of Association Records Update Records and Paperwork
Who Pays For Damage? |
4/96 4/03 3/06 |
| HUD
Welcome hurricane evacuees |
1/06 |
| INSURANCE |
| See
Generally |
1/93, 3/93, 9/93, 11/93, 10/94, 12/94 |
| Flood
Insurance |
8/93 |
| Insurer's
Liability |
10/94 |
|
Management Company May Have to Contribute Money
|
7/05
|
| No Coverage For
Intentional Acts Of Harm
No Quick Fixes
Reading the fine print
Storm
|
12/02
2/07
12/03
12/05
|
| JUDICIAL RETENTION |
10/92 |
| JUDICIARY |
10/92 |
| Judicial
Elections |
8/94 |
| LANDLORDS
AND TENANTS |
| Commercial
Leases |
4/94 |
| Leasing
Restrictions |
2/02 |
| Residential
Leases |
4/94 |
| Removal
|
4/94 |
| LEGISLATIVE ACTION |
4/08;
7/07 |
| 2003 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: PART I |
6/03 |
| 2003 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: PART II |
7/03, 8/03 |
| LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: PART II |
8/01 |
| 2006: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
|
6/06 |
| 2007: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
|
6/07 |
| 2008: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE I
|
5/08 |
| 2008: LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE II
|
6/08 |
| 2008: LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE III
|
8/08 |
| 2008: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
- PART III IMPACT
|
10/08 |
| LENDER AND BUYER ESTOPPEL LETTERS
|
12/96 |
| LENDERS |
8/93 |
| LIABILITY |
3/02 |
|
Liability for Interfering With Claim |
12/06 |
| LIENS |
| Liens: Facsimile Saves a Foreclosure Action |
5/03
|
| MEMBERSHIP |
5/95 |
| MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES |
|
|
Causing Financial Problems for Associations |
3/08 |
| MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION STANDARD
OF CARE |
10/96 |
| NEGLIGENCE |
|
|
Dancing on Wet Napkins |
3/07 |
|
Overgrown Landscaping May Lead To Liability |
1/08 |
| NOMINATIONS |
1/93,
11/93 |
| NOTARY PUBLIC |
1/92,
2/93 |
| NOTARIZING |
5/96 |
| OFFICERS
AND DIRECTORS |
| See
Generally |
4/92,
12/92, 10/93, 12/93, 6/95, 9/95 |
| Charitable
Non Profit Volunteers |
7/93 |
| Director
Liability |
4/92,
7/93, 9/97 |
| Director
Resignation |
12/93 |
| Director
Voting |
10/93 |
| Directors |
12/93,
11/94 |
| Number
of Directors |
10/95 |
| Officer
Liability |
12/92 |
| Recall |
6/95 |
| POSTMARK PROMPT PAYMENT ACT OF
1995 (RESOLUTION 1963) |
3/96 |
| PREMISES LIABILITY
Storage
of Dangerous Chemicals
Slip and Fall |
12/96
1/02 |
| PUBLIC SMOKING |
7/92 |
| PUNITIVE DAMAGES |
|
|
That's Outrageous |
2/08 |
REAL PROPERTY
Failure to Confirm Address Dooms Claim |
7/03
10/05 |
| Gate
Can Stay Despite Easement |
5/07 |
| Gate
Can Stay Without Easement |
5/07 |
| RECORDS |
1/00 |
| Is a
Memo to File Part of the Association's Official
Records |
2/08 |
| It is
All There |
1/08 |
| RELEASES |
5/01;
1/04 |
| RESTRICTIONS
Covenants
Older Aged
Communities
Parking
Antenna an Satellite Dishes
Speeding
Enforcement |
12/04; 3/05;
11/05
9/03
2/97 11/03 7/06 10/08 |
| SALES TAXES |
5/96 |
| SATELLITE DISHES |
11/95 |
| SECURITY DEPOSITS |
9/92 |
| SECURITY GATES |
12/01 |
| SIGNAGE |
11/93 |
| SMOKING
No More Lighting Up
During Meetings and Parties |
9/03 |
| SOLAR ENERGY |
7/92 |
| STATE ACTION |
11/95 |
| STATUTORY AND REGULATORY UPDATE
|
6/97 |
| SUNSHINE LAW |
4/96 |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996
|
8/96,
9/96 |
| TAXES |
3/93,
5/93 |
| TAXPAYERS LAWSUIT |
9/00, 2/01 |
| TAXATION |
3/01, 4/02;
8/06 |
| TERROR |
10/01 |
| TORTS |
|
Association not liable for Injury to an Uninvited Licensees
|
3/08
|
|
Beware of What you Ask For (Defamation)
|
4/05
|
| City
Has No Duty To Warn Of Defects
|
7/05
|
| Director
|
2/06;
7/06
|
|
Failure to Warn of Rip Current
|
5/05
|
|
Failure to Trim Trees May Lead To Liability Even If A Tenant
Resorts To "Self Help"
|
10/07
|
Hazardous Waste Give a Hoot, Do Not
Pollute or Go to Jail
Hidden Tree Roots May Prove Costly
The Importance of Maintaining Property in a
Safe Condition
Intoxication Defense To Employee Injuries
Liability for Injuries
Not Trimming Follage Can Lead to Liability
|
09/01
8/07
10/05
9/06
4/06
1/05
|
| Landowners Liable For Lightning Strikes
Landlord Liable for Pit Bull
A
Picture Speaks A Thousand Words Tort
Liability When is There a Duty to Warn
About Sex Offenders? Duty to Warn About a
Child Molester Duty to Warn About Slippery
Substances on the Floor What Happens When
People Overstay Their Welcome? |
9/02;
4/03
1/06
10/03;
2/053/05 8/05 8/05 12/07 |
| TOWING |
4/92 |
| TRANSFERS |
4/01 |
| TRANSFERS/DISCRIMINATION |
6/97 |
| TRANSFER/FIRST REFUSAL |
6/97 |
| TRESPASS |
5/97 |
| TRUST
ACCOUNT SAFETY
|
10/08
|
| UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Misconduct Disqualifying An
Employee From Collecting Benefits
|
2/93,
10/94, 12/04
6/05
|
| UNIT INSURANCE |
11/92 |
| VANDALISM |
9/95 |
| VEHICLES |
|
|
City Truck Zoning Prohibition is Unconstitutional |
9/07 |
| VOTING |
10/93 |
| WORKERS COMPENSATION |
5/93,
7/93, 12/94 |
|
Exemption From Coverage Requirements |
4/07 |
| Independent
Contractor |
12/94 |
| Negligence |
12/94 |
| No Protection
Immunity or Liability?
|
09/01
5/06; 8/07
|
| Owner
of a building's liability |
3/06 |
| ZONING |
|
| ARC
Cannot Stop High Rise In Historic District |
7/07 |
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