Real Estate

Condominium and Homeowners’ Associations

Our Real Estate Group assists developers with the formation of condominiums and planned communities, and the preparation of governing documents, including the declarations, bylaws, and public offering statements. Our attorneys also frequently review and analyze existing governing documents on behalf of homeowners’ associations or individual unit owners for enforcement, potential issues, and claims against developers and unit owners. We counsel developers and associations on applicable state and federal laws impacting condominium and homeowner associations, including the Pennsylvania Uniform Planned Community Act and the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act.

We are well versed in helping both developers and associations facilitate the transfer of association governance from the developer to an association run board.

SMGG assists condominium associations and homeowner associations with legal issues facing these communities, such as:

Drafting, amending, and interpreting governing documents such as declarations, bylaws, and rules and regulations
Day-to-day governance
Enforcement of covenants, rules, and regulations
Disputes between associations and specific unit owners
Disputes between unit owners
Litigation, arbitration, and mediation of disputes against the developer
Fiduciary duties of board members
Drafting and negotiating service and management contracts
Assistance with purchase, sale, tax, or financing issues related to the common areas or specific units in the community or condo
Collection of assessments
Liens and foreclosures

For more information, please contact one of our Real Estate Group attorneys.

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