Kentucky Condominium Association




 


Ky Condominium Law Major Revision Effective Jan 1, 2011, the Commonwealth of Kentucky adopted the Kentucky Condominium Act. This representented a major revision of Kentucky Horizontal Property Law created in 1962 and added numerous new obligations for condominium associations.
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Condominium Association Sued?
Board members can become personally liable for association debts if they fail to act prudently. Read more...


 

Is Your Condo Association Board Not Acting Property?


 

There Are Things you Can Do! Condominium Ownership is a cooperative venture, but it can be a nightmare if people don't cooperate.
 
An association board has responsibilities to the owners and to the whole community. One obligation is communication. Another is to act prudenty. If your association is not doing the job, call one of our attorney affiliates. Mention our website-- They will be glad to assist you!
 
Board members should take the job seriously. See, for example, KRS 381.9170
 
 

Sometimes the Losses are Not the Fault of the Board


 

Bad guidance can lead a board to disaster! No two accountants, managers or attorneys will give the same advice, but some advice is clearly bad. In the past, it was enough for an association to wait until a property sold to collect unpaid dues and fees. These days if an association files lien notices, it is for nothing. The Master Deed provides public notice of the lien; later filed notices add nothing. Such notices are a waste of attorney fees and management time. Only the last five years of liens is collectible. Delay is now a waiver of older fees. The best course of action is to teach owners that the association means business. For more information, take a look at the links found here: Heuser Law Office - Condominium Law

 
An association board has responsibilities to the owners and to the whole community. One obligation is communication. Another is to act prudenty. If your association is not doing the job, call one of our attorney affiliates. Mention our website-- They will be glad to assist you!
 
 

Serving on a Condominium Board Should be Enjoyable!


 

Its More Fun to Serve on a Successful Board! Operating a Condominium association can be a pleasant and rewarding task which incurs the appreciation and admiration of neighbors and fellow owners. If there is any secret to making this happen, it is to be completely open and treat everyone in the association equally, without exceptions.
 
Many people, when faced with a community of unhappy owners or members, close off and try to avoid letting the community know what probems exist. This is especially true when the leaders have some fault in the matter. The real solution, however, is to bring the community into the situation so that everyone can contribute to the solutions. When you do that and everyone has an equal voice, no one can complain about the results. If you deviate from that even a little bit, then you will be faced with the onslaught of requests for exceptions and complaints about unfair treatment. Yes, it is that simple. Don't play favorites. Don't makes exceptions. Make reasonable rules and follow them.
 
With that said, we encourage you to look around this website for resources and guidance on how to keep your association smooth-running and peaceful.
 

Interested in Association Training and Best Practices?
 
Here's a helpful local guy we found --
 
Click this link or the image below to watch an interesting interview of Patrick Hohman, of Louisville, author of
 
The "Best Practices" Association Training Book: Condos, Townhomes and Home Owner Associations How to make your investment safer
 
and organizer of the Condominium and Home Owner Association Study Project .

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What Others Have Said:

Thanks for the information. I think we can get our board back together now! ~Mike S.

After contacting an attorney, we added a clause to our master deed requiring delinquent owners to pay the cost of enforcement. Overnight, we are getting 100% compliance! ~MS, Treasurer of Association.

Thanks for the help finding an attorney... ~mh
 
With your help we raised our reserve amount and are no longer defering maintenance! Thank goodness! ~Anon.
 
Thank for the links to the statutes. ~AJ, new board Pres.
 
I didn't realize that we were legally required to keep written minutes. Oops. Glad to know that. ~jrd

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