FEBRUARY 2023 - Community Associations Newsletter - Anti-Discrimination and Accommodation Request Resolutions

February 1, 2023

As you are cleaning the house to get ready for the new year, please do not forget to take a look at your association’s resolutions. If they are more than five years old, they are worth reviewing to see if they need updating.

DC LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Changes to Condominium Act Warranty Provisions

January 25, 2023

Recently, the DC Council adopted amendments to the DC Condominium Act to revise the construction defect warranty provisions, along with the process for filing claims against the warranty bond required to be posted with the District of Columbia’s government to secure a condominium declarant’s warranty obligations.  Attorneys from Rees Broome were instrumental in the drafting and negotiating of the final version of the related Bill.  The Bill has been

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Wed. February 22nd - 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:

Fair Housing for Common Interest Community Managers - 2.0 hours

November 2022 - Community Associations Newsletter - Motion to Move into Executive Session

November 27, 2022

There are times when it is necessary for a community association’s board of directors to meet in closed session, also known as executive session.  The Condominium Acts in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC each have specific provisions describing under what parameters a board may go into executive session, and thereby exclude all non-board members from that portion of the mee

Rees Broome, PC included in U.S. News Best Law Firms (2023 Edition)

November 3, 2022

We are pleased to announce Rees Broome, PC is included in the 2023 Edition of U.S. News Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” report.

National - Tier 2

  • Litigation – Construction
  • Mergers & Acquisition Law

 

Metropolitan – Tier 2

       Washington, D.C.

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Mergers & Acquisition Law
  • Trust & Estates Law

 

November 10, 2022 - 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:

 Fair Housing for Common Interest Community Managers - 2.0 hours

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - ABBREVIATED FAIR HOUSING LAW CLASS FOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

Rees Broome, PC is proud to announce an ABBREVIATED FAIR HOUSING LAW CLASS FOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

The practice of Rees Broome, PC’s Community Association Department is providing a free webinar on fair housing law for community association managers and board members.

This course does not offer any credits.


Tuesday, October 25, 2022 – 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 2022 - Community Associations Newsletter - Membership Meetings

September 28, 2022

Whether your property is in Virginia, Maryland, or D.C., your association is required to call at least one membership meeting a year.  While membership meetings may seem routine, it is important to remember that not all associations or jurisdictions have the same requirements for membership action.