Community Matters

Condos & HOAs: Fiduciary Duty Explained

In this episode of CAI's Podcast, we will be talking about the important topic of fiduciary duty and what it means in the context of your condominium, cooperative or homeowner association. This is an important legal and financial term for elected board members and managers in community associations and we hope you will find this information useful to your community.

Our guest is Gregory Malaska, Esquire, with the law firm Young & Haros in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Greg focuses his law practice in community association law, representing dozens of planned communities through Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley in a diverse array of transaction and litigation matters including organizational document drafting, transitions from developer to association control, covenant enforcement, assessment collection, corporate management and employment matters. Greg is a member of the Board of Directors of CAI’s Pennsylvania & Delaware Valley Chapter and is past chair of CAI’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee as well as CAI’s Pocono Mountains Regional Council. Visit Young & Haros online or email Greg directly for more information.

Governor Wolf, Legislature End Recording Fee Abuse in Pennsylvania

Community Associations Institute’s Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee (CAI PA LAC) applauds Governor Tom Wolf for affixing his signature to Senate Bill 1282, legislation that will reign in skyrocketing fees charged by Recorder of Deeds in many counties across Pennsylvania for the recording of amendments to association Declarations. The Governor signed the Bill on Friday, November 4, 2016, bringing a conclusion to a five year effort by CAI PA LAC to put an end to the recording fee scheme adopted by over a third of Pennsylvania’s counties.

Listen to this podcast to learn more.

For more information on legislations impacting Pennsylvania's Community Associations, visit our website.