Community Association News

August 22, 2017

Rees Broome, PC

Last month, the D.C. Council introduced a bill to create a mandatory requirement that property management companies providing services to community associations be licensed by the District of Columbia.  

The bill is called the Property Manager Licensing Amendment Act of 2017, and has been assigned Bill Number 22-0396.  

August 15, 2017

Rees Broome, PC

Rees Broome Community Association attorneys Leslie Brown and Juan Cardenas are featured in the August 2017 Edition of Quorum Magazine, the publication of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Associations Institue.  They authored an article regarding Robert's Rules of Order.

Congrats to our attorneys!

August 3, 2017

Rees Broome, PC

Rees Broome, PC invites Board members and industry professionals to attend a 1-hour luncheon and presentation discussing Quorum Requirements and Helpful Tips on August 23, 2017 at 12pm at the offices of Rees Broome, PC in Tysons Corner, VA.

August 2, 2017

Rees Broome, PC

RB Community Association attorneys Todd Sinkins, Juan Cardenas, Erik Fox, Kathleen Machado and Winta Mengisteab will be attending the Virginia Leadership Retreat hosted by the Southeastern Virginia Chapter of the Community Associations Institute from August 3rd through August 6th at The OMNI Homestead Resort in Hotsprings, Virginia.

Attendees are invited to visit Rees Broome, PC's business partner table before and after the educational seminars.

August 1, 2017

Rees Broome, PC

The Maryland Court of Appeals recently ruled in the Elvaton Towne Condominium Regime II, Inc. v. Rose that before a Board can impose a suspension of privileges (like access to general common element parking or common element recreational amenities), the authority to suspend access to the common elements must be expressly stated in the recorded Declaration for a Condominium.  

July 12, 2017

Rees Broome, PC

Rees Broome Community Association attorneys Pete Philbin, Todd Sinkins and Nicole Williams are featured in the July 2017 Edition of Quorum Magazine, the publication of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Associations Institue.  

July 11, 2017

Rees Broome, PC

Changes to the Condominium Act, Property Owners Association Act and other laws in Virginia went into effect July 1, 2017.  Please contact your lawyer and feel free to peruse Todd Sinkins and Kelly Zook’s article on this Rees Broome website under “The Law” with more information about the recent changes that may affect your community association and property.  View Changes

June 26, 2017

The 2017 Virginia Legislative Update is now available on the Rees Broome website.  Click to view.

June 24, 2017

Attorney Nicole Williams has been elected as Vice Chair of the Prince George’s County Commission on Common Ownership Communities.

On June 14, 2017, Leslie Brown will be speaking at a webinar hosted by the Community Association’s Institute on the Federal Housing Administration’s rules for condominium certifications.  Read More