An HOAleader.com reader who lives in a Florida condo association says, "I just received a letter threatening to take me to collections for a special assessment passed in October that I wasn�t aware of. I guess an email was sent, but I get so much spam I must have missed it. They verified I never opened it. I was never sent a bill or notified I was behind until now, and there�s $600 in interest added. Is this legal ..read more

If you�ve been following HOAleader.com�s Facebook page�where our readers leave insightful comments that sometimes lead to article ideas and interesting discussions online�you may have seen a comment that recently piqued our interest ..read more

In this week�s tip, we explore a comment from HOAleader.com�s Facebook page, where our readers leave insightful comments that sometimes lead to article ideas and interesting discussions online ..read more

As an HOA board member doing your best, we�re predicting you�re going to cheer the California court�s judgment in an unpublished case, Bear Valley Springs Condo v. Pina ..read more

Perhaps you�ve seen the video. A West Hollywood, Calif., board member was caught on camera drawing what looks like a swastika on a box sitting outside an owner�s door. Later, the board member claimed the symbol wasn�t a swastika but a Buddhist symbol of love he was using to educate the owner ..read more

As a board members doing your best, we�re predicting you�re going to cheer the California court�s judgment in an unpublished case, Bear Valley Springs Condo v. Pina. It involves a condo that sued an owner for interfering with the condo�s insurance policy�and won. Here, our experts discuss key takeaways for condos nationwide ..read more

In this week�s tip, we answer an HOAleader.com reader�s question about whether a board�s social media group violates open meeting laws ..read more

Here�s an interesting question from an HOAleader.com reader we haven�t seen before: "Our developer (declarant) is considering selling his remaining property in our community. We�re still under developer-controlled management ..read more

Would you be violating open meeting laws or possibly your governing documents if you set up a private Facebook group exclusively for board members to discuss community issues ..read more

In this week�s tip, we answer a reader�s question about how to weigh pool repairs against other community needs�with the underlying message being: Can we just get rid of it ..read more