by Goodman Law Group | Aug 20, 2018
Clint Goodman Clint is our founding attorney. He focuses on servicing HOA and condominium association boards, and their management companies, with their general counsel and complex litigation needs. Clint volunteers much of his time educating managers and volunteer...
by Goodman Law Group | Oct 2, 2017 | Enforcement, MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT |
Few HOA board members relish the thought of filing a lawsuit against a homeowner, who is often a person who is also a neighbor and fellow community member to those in HOA leadership. But, unfortunately going to court or filing a petition via an alternative dispute...
by Goodman Law Group | Oct 1, 2019
Title 10 – Corporations and Associations Chapter 26 – Purposes and Powers-nonprofit Corporations Article 1 – General Provisions Unless its articles of incorporation provide otherwise, every corporation has perpetual duration and succession in its...
by Goodman Law Group | Oct 1, 2019
Title 33 – Property Chapter 9 – Condominiums Article 2 – Creation, Alteration and Termination of Condominiums If the declaration expressly permits, the boundaries between or among adjoining units may be relocated by an amendment to the declaration....
by Goodman Law Group | Oct 1, 2019
Title 33 – Property Chapter 9 – Condominiums Article 1 – General Provisions A. A zoning, subdivision or building code or other real estate use law, ordinance or rule shall not prohibit a condominium form of ownership or impose any requirement on a...
by Goodman Law Group | Jul 15, 2019 | General Counsel |
Every now and then, you come across a homeowners association board that has one board member who tries to take too much control, or overexert their authority. What recourse do you have when an HOA director goes rogue? There is the option to remove an HOA member who is...
by Goodman Law Group | Aug 20, 2018
Maura Abernethy Maura joined the Goodman Law team as Partner in 2016. Currently, Maura is Of Council with Goodman Law focusing on general counsel and collections. Prior to joining Goodman Law, Maura’s legal career was exclusively focused in representing homeowners’...
by Goodman Law Group | May 1, 2018 | Condominiums |
Oftentimes, HOAs become conflicted when it comes to the requirements to amend CC&Rs. Sometimes CC&Rs set forth certain requirements that conflict with Arizona law. Without understanding the law, an HOA board may rely only on what is in the CC&Rs. This...
by Goodman Law Group | Jan 27, 2022 | Miscellaneous |
Rogue directors can be disqualified (i.e. effectively removed) from serving as a board member if they violate the Articles or Bylaws. For example, a director refuses to sign a Code of Conduct. The Bylaws require all directors sign the Code of Conduct. Said director is...
by Goodman Law Group | Jan 24, 2019 |
Evan Nielsen Tax Attorney talks about tax code changes, details on when an HOA needs to file a tax return and answers tons of questions HOAs have. For example, Evan covers whether rents an HOA receives from tenants living in its foreclosed homes is taxable. The...
by Goodman Law Group | May 11, 2017 | Enforcement, MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT |
A common question for new HOA board members or even for board members who have served for years but have never had to deal with a litigation threat is whether a board member can be personally liable in a suit related to his or her role as a board member. Just as in...
by Goodman Law Group | Apr 27, 2017 | Enforcement |
Landlords have relied on so-called “Section 8” housing as a source of income for decades, going back to the creation of the government-assisted housing program in the Housing Act of 1937, from which the name “Section 8” derives. The primary benefit of Section 8...
