Associations often have on-site or resident staff working on the property. Should the staff be an employee of the association, or an employee of the association’s management company? Reasons why it could be beneficial for staff to be employed by the association: If the association changes management companies, the staff stays with the association rather…
Category Archives: Contracts
Contracts Should Reflect the Agreement of the Parties
This week I was asked to review a $100,000 or so construction contract between a condo association and a contractor. There were many missing documents and specifications as to what work would be done, and lots of work that would be needed was specifically excluded. I responded to both parties that my objective was to…
Avoiding Problems with Contractors
In our many years representing community associations, we have seen a rash of disputes between associations and contractors. The problems fall in to a pattern, and always involve a lack of common understanding about what the association thought they were buying, and what the contractor thought they were to supply. Our recommendations for any contract…
