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HOA Candidate Qualifications: Not Everyone Can Run For Position

HOA Managememt

Free of Legal Disputes with the HOA Individuals involved in active litigation against the association are often barred from running. Understand the issues: Educate yourself on budget concerns, maintenance plans, and community challenges. Delinquencies, including unpaid fines or fees, may disqualify someone from running.

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Communities facing rising umbrella liability rates

Mem Property Management

A new phenomenon has emerged that is the result of a dramatic rise in litigation, along with astonishingly large payouts for bodily injury claims, also referred to as “nuclear verdicts.” Litigation funding is another variable. Due to its profitability, the use of litigation funding is expected to continue growing.

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Compliance Playbook For US Companies In Response To Europe’s CSRD

Forbes Business Council

According to a recent analysis by Bank of Montreal (BMO) and the Swiss Re Institute, the social inflation rate—the trend of rising insurance claims costs driven by increased litigation—is not expected to slow in 2025, posing a threat to insurer profitability and overall market stability.

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Real Estate Title Claim Dispute Toolkit

American Apartment Owners Association

Issues may be litigated in courts of general jurisdiction where real property is located, the local probate court, and in certain situation U.S. The prelim can provide useful information on items that may be able to be removed from your title profile without litigation. These are just some examples, and there are many others.

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Real Estate Title Claim Dispute Toolkit

American Apartment Owners Association

Issues may be litigated in courts of general jurisdiction where real property is located, the local probate court, and in certain situation U.S. The prelim can provide useful information on items that may be able to be removed from your title profile without litigation. These are just some examples, and there are many others.

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Meet the Experts: AAOA Rental Housing Conference 2024 Speaker Lineup

American Apartment Owners Association

Managing Partner of Education, Kimball, Tirey & St. Rafael Azizyan Partner, California Property Law Group Rafael specializes in representing landlords in complex litigation cases, including wrongful evictions and tenant disputes. Tracey Merrell, Esq.

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Legal Overview of Quiet Title Claims in California for Investment Owners and Deed of Trust Holders – Methodology for Establishing Clear Title in Court

American Apartment Owners Association

As another example, in a quiet title lawsuit, you can also litigate a claim relating to a fraudulently executed or fraudulently recorded deed of trust mortgage document. Nate Bernstein created www.laquiettitleattorney.com, a leading educational resource on quiet title real estate litigation.