Tag: Trust law

Q&A:Taking the Fifth
2013 October Q&A:Taking the Fifth

Taking the Fifth Q My association's documents say that the board must consist of five total members. This past election, only four people ran and got elected. Does the new board then have to appoint another member? If they choose not to…

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Board Operations Fiduciary Duty
2012 October Fiduciary Duty

 Being elected to the board of directors of a condominium association or  cooperative comes with a great deal of power, and with that power also comes a  great deal of responsibility. Whether they serve a condominium association or  cooper…

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Q&A Q&A: A Board-less Board
2011 July Q&A: A Board-less Board

Q We are a small 24-unit condo complex. Nobody wants to serve on the board and the  same people have to keep serving over and over again just to keep things  running. What happens if no one wants to serve and there is no board?    …

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Q&A Q&A: What to Do About a Law-Breaking Board?
2010 October Q&A: What to Do About a Law-Breaking Board?

Q We have a condo board which allegedly ignores, breaks, and applies bylaws inconsistently. They also make up bylaws, have not monitored our insurance policies for at least two years and have not taken action on a couple of safety i…

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Q&A Q&A: Unethical Conflict of Interest?
2007 July Q&A: Unethical Conflict of Interest?

Q I’m a board member of my condo. We have one member of the board who is a real estate broker. He brought an issue to our attention. Our condo is an owner of a very small piece of land that is adjacent to another building near ours. The…

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