By Beth Mulcahy, Esq. Questions: Is our association required by Arizona law to post the agenda prior to the regular board meeting? Are owners entitled under Arizona to receive an agenda if they attend a regular board meeting? Do you suggest boards use an agenda at a regular board meeting? Can you provide me with a sample agenda for a [...]
Dear Cyber-Followers: We are 68 days into the 2016 legislative session! A typical goal for each legislative session is to have all work finished by the 100th day. In 2015, the Arizona legislature finished its work surprisingly fast (in 81 days). It is unlikely that this session will end that early this year, however, it is anticipated that the session [...]
By Beth Mulcahy, Esq. In my opinion, the best way to get a tenant to comply with the documents is to aggressively pursue the owner for the tenant’s violations. Most association documents state that a landlord/owner is responsible for the behavior of their tenants and guests. Once the landlord/owner figures out that the tenant is starting to cost the landlord/owner [...]
Dear Cyber-Followers: It has been a quiet two weeks for community association bills at the Arizona Legislature (trust me, this is a good thing!). There have been no community association bills passed by both the House and the Senate and signed by the Governor yet. We are closely watching the six following bills for a full vote (SB1496, Homeowners’ Associations, [...]
By Beth Mulcahy Esq. Question: Our association has an owner who requests to review records on a monthly basis. This is starting to become a pain and it requires a lot of time. What are our responsibilities under Arizona law to provide these records to this owner? Pursuant to A.R.S. 33-1805 (Planned Community)/ A.R.S. 33-1258 (Condo), all financial and other [...]
Dear Cyber-Followers, Here we are in Week 9 of the Fifty-Third Regular Session of the Arizona Legislature. As you know, we have been closely watching the bills relating to community associations over the last 9 weeks. There were only 3 bills with activity last week and they are all listed on page two of our updated 2016 Pending Bills Summary. [...]
by Beth Mulcahy, Esq I am often asked the following question… “What makes a community manager a superstar?” I have been fortunate to work with numerous exceptional managers in Arizona. Here is a short list of the qualities of a great community manager: Communicate: —Listen to homeowners who have concerns or problems with the association; —Return/respond to phone calls/e-mails within [...]
Dear Cyber Followers: Starting tomorrow it is “March Madness” at the Arizona Legislature!!! The next two weeks will be “bill passing” time. Representatives and Senators will spend their time over the next two weeks voting on bills. As of last Friday, 1,219 bills had been introduced, 4 bills have been passed and 1 bill has been signed. An upcoming deadline [...]
By Beth Mulcahy, Esq. Board meetings are typically not well attended. Everyone is busy, so the association board meeting is often low on the “to-do-list” because it takes too much time. Don’t let the long drawn-out board meeting filled with trivia be the reason your association members do not attend. Making your board meeting an efficient business meeting in an [...]
Dear Cyber Followers: It was an exciting week last week at the Arizona Legislature! The Arizona Legislature has been in session for 40 days and 1,200 bill have been introduced. However, there have been no community association bills passed by both the House and the Senate and signed by the Governor yet. Our firm is closely following three bills which [...]
