Articles, news, and legislative updates from the attorneys at CHDB Law.
Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen is pleased to announce that our online status report Client Portal for community managers and board members is now active. Enhanced features include a collection stage graph that categorizes accounts based upon the collection stage that they are in.
At CHDB Law LLP we practice #BalanceForBetter every day. Our firm is proud to have women excelling at every level. Our roots are in Arizona, the home state of Sandra Day O’Conner, so nothing less would be acceptable. The Foundation for Community Association Research (“FCAR”) released a study in 2017 that found more than 60% […]
On December 20, 2001, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) issued a statement regarding religious expression in public housing. HUD was concerned public housing authorities might misconstrue HUD policy to discriminate against people celebrating faith-based events. In the words of HUD Secretary Mel Martinez: “Now more than ever, it is […]
While community associations can regulate an owner’s display of religious holiday decorations, they must act carefully to avoid claims of religious discrimination. One Idaho community association recently learned this lesson the hard way. In Morris v. West Hayden Estates First Addition Homeowners Association, Inc., a husband and wife (the “Owners”) purchased a home within the […]
In a significant reversal of current case law, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that post-petition HOA assessments are dischargeable in a chapter 13 bankruptcy case.
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