JUNE 2020 E-NEWSLETTER – MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
June 16, 2020
Deductible Relief! Mortgagee Approval?
Nicole A. Williams, Esq.
Peter S. Philbin, Esq.
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July 2020 Virtual Luncheon
As a Valued Client or Colleague, We are Pleased to Invite You to Our Continuing Series of Luncheon and Webinar Invitationals For Community Association Leaders. In light of COVID-19, the luncheon seminar will be 100% virtual:
June 2020 E-Newsletter – Virginia Legislative Update
June 15, 2020
During its 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly approved a number of bills that create changes to the Property Owners’ Association Act (“POAA”), the Condominium Act and the Code of Virginia. The legislation addressed in this newsletter will take effect on July 1, 2020, unless otherwise noted below.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations:
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Substantial Changes to Virginia Employment Law on July 1, 2020
June 12, 2020
Effective July 1, 2020, the Virginia employment law will drastically change to the benefit of those employed in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Heretofore, Virginia’s laws could be counted on to favor employers. Employees had little protection in the state anti-discrimination law, wage and hour laws, and, though increasing protections through case law existed in employee favor in the restrictive covenant arena, Virginia had no laws that regulated non-competes. The Virginia General Assembly with Governor Northam approval enacted legislation in these three areas which will
Community Associations Webinar - Returning to Normal
Thursday, June 4 | 11 – 12 EST / Join us and learn more about:
• Common Areas, Pools, & Social Gatherings - Best Practices
• Cleaning & Disinfecting - Levels & Best Practices
• Community Reopening - Liabilities, Risk Management & Insurance
Host: Sahouri Insurance / Where: Microsoft Teams Webinar When: Thursday, June 4 | 11 – 12 EST
Business Continuity in a COVID-19 environment
In this uniquely challenging and rapidly changing COVID-19 environment, how can you make your business more resilient?
Fair Housing for Common Interest Community Managers
Rees Broome, PC is proud to announce that it is approved by the Virginia Common Interest Community Board (CICB) to teach a CICB-approved training program that will satisfy 2.0 contact hours of Fair Housing law training for management principals and supervisors pursuant
to 18 VAC 48-50-100
As such, Rees Broome is pleased to host the following CICB-approved training program:
Client Alert – Paycheck Protection Program Audits
May 13, 2020
One of the signature provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on March 27, 2020, was the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was designed to incentivize small businesses to keep employees on their payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic when businesses might otherwise be forced to furlough or lay off employees. Subsequent developments from the Small Business Administration and the Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, have put businesses on alert that that may, or perhaps even will, be audited to verify that they met all of the qualifications for the PPP.
CICB Zoom Class Invitation - May 14th, 2020
Rees Broome, PC is proud to announce that it is approved by the Virginia Common Interest Community Board (CICB) to teach a CICB-approved training program that will satisfy 2.0 contact hours of Virginia Law training for management principals and supervisors pursuant to 18 VAC 48-50-100
As such, Rees Broome is pleased to host the following CICB-approved training program:
Virginia General Assembly Relaxes Board Meeting Rules
April 24, 2020
Finally, some good news! - On April 22, 2020, the Virginia General Assembly adopted amendments to House Bills 29 and 30 proposed by Governor Ralph Northam and expected to be signed by him within a few days. The amendments provide significant and immediate relief from certain technical requirements related to the conduct of Board meetings for community associations throughout Virginia