Lueder, Larkin & Hunter's community association newsletter Community Matters was offered to our participants at the 2015 Board Boot Camp and is now available online. Community Matters will be published on our website on a quarterly basis. This edition features a case law update on Chapter 7 bankruptcy and "lien stripping" (by Daniel Melchi) and an article discussing the enforceability of amendments that impose new restrictive covenants (by Cindy Carson Hodge). This edition's featured...
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In its 2016 edition, Best Lawyers® has recognized Brian McElreath, a partner from Lueder, Larkin & Hunter’s Charleston office as among the leading attorneys in the country. The results were published in the 22nd Edition edition of The Best Lawyers in America™ in the field of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. For the 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 6.7 million votes were analyzed on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Because lawyers...
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“Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They’re keeping up with their friends and family, but they’re also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They’re connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It’s almost a disadvantage if you’re not on it now.” — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Inc., CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s words should resound deafeningly with the defense bar. In today’s social media era, defense...
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We've all heard the expression that "you can't squeeze blood from a stone." The same adage may apply when the sole owner of a property who is obligated to pay assessments dies. An association that is owed money cannot initiate or maintain a lawsuit against a dead person and the debts of the deceased are not transferred to his relatives. What can an association do when an owner's obligation to pay assessments terminates at death but title lives on in the name of the deceased? In Georgia, when...
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One of the primary functions of a community association is the preservation and enhancement of property values within the community. This is often accomplished through enforcement of the covenants and proper maintenance and improvements to the common areas. However, many communities overlook political engagement as a means to accomplishing this function. Throughout the entire United States, there are approximately 65.7 million people that live in a community with an association. In Georgia...
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