Newsletters

We regularly publish our newsletter, In Association, to inform our clients of changes in the law, discuss issues of concern to our clients, and answer frequently asked questions.

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Spring 2010

Document Overlays: Your Guide to Changes in the Law
Going Retro: The Sections of the Common Interest Ownership Act That Apply to Older Communities
Does Your Association Know Where Its Real Documents Are?
Giving Notice of Loan Transactions

Summer 2009

Connecticut Amends the Common Interest Ownership Act
How Your Association Should Respond to the Amendments
Amendments Now in Effect
Amendments Taking Effect on July 1, 2010

Winter 2009

No Safety Valve
Hearing First, Fine Second
Make It Simple
Collections and Foreclosures: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Resale Certificates and Document Packages: What You Don’t Need

Spring 2008

How Not to Run a 55+ Community
Clearing the Air on Smoking Bans
Officers and Directors: Often the Same People Wearing Different Hats
Resale Certificates: Are Yours Correct and Up to Date?

Fall 2007

New Laws Concerning Budget Ratification
New Laws Concerning Insurance
New Laws Concerning Access to Association Records
New Laws Concerning Access to Association Borrowing

Spring 2007

CT Supreme Court Support Association's Authority to Adopt Rules to Clarify the Governing Documents
Readopting Your Bylaws and Rules
Proxies: Form and Function
How Not to Keep Minutes

Fall 2006

Change May Not Be Bad But It May Require Zoning Approval
Taxing Your Common Elements
Keeping Your Active Adult Community Active
Reminder: You May Need to Send Annual Notices to Unit Owners Regarding Insurance Deductibles

Spring 2006

Practical Steps to Facilitate Transition of the Association from Declarant to the Unit Owners
Educational Seminars: In’s and Out’s of Community Association Operations and Governance
What to Look for in a Loan

Fall 2005

Order! Order! Using Parliamentary Procedures
"If You Can Keep It" Creating and Keeping Good Leadership
Choosing the Right Contractor

Spring 2005

Preparing for a Meeting
Mold Matters
Gold in Them Thar Common Elements
Dealing with Increased Insurance

Fall 2003

Borrowing Money The Painless Way
Politics Is Usual
Is It Time To Update Your Documents?
Perlstein’s Maxims

Spring 2003

Assessing And Dealing with Higher Insurance Premiums
Proxy Votes Not Proper for Directors 
Resale Certificates
The Do Everything Ballot

Spring 2002

Time to Focus on Collections
The Case of the Noticeably Short Notice
How to Vote When You Are Not There
Does the Secretary of the State Know Where You Are?

Winter 2001

A New Way to Allocate Insurance Deductibles
Ready . . . Fire . . . Aim . . . 
Just Send Them a Letter

Winter 2000

Ya Gotta Know the Rules
Hand Delivered
Minutes Matter
Agreements for Exterior Modifications
Notice of Bankruptcy

Winter 1999

The Next Board, the Next President
Making a Record for Litigation
Budget Ratification through the Looking Glass
Sometimes When You Try to Take a Second Bite from the Apple, the Apple Bites Back!
Federal Communications Commission Makes No Major
Changes to Antenna Rules


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