Throughout the year, the attorneys of Shaw & Lines, LLC teach Seminars on community association topics to a variety of organizations. Please check back to this page frequently for a list of upcoming Seminars.
HOAs must be able to address issues and problems at a moments notice. This seminar will discuss the most important legal issues facing HOAs and provide strategies for how to deal with them. Issues discussed will include enforcement, insurance and corporate formality issues. To watch this seminar Click Here! For the materials Click Here!
How to Hand the Overbearing Board Member. HOAs sometimes face a Board Member (or two) who believes they are “in charge.” The Board Member takes action without full Board approval, interrupts Board Meeting discussions and imposes their will upon the HOA. Overbearing Board Members can cause a host of issues that affect the working dynamics of the Board of Directors. This seminar will discuss the definition of an overbearing Board Member, the pitfalls an overbearing Board Member may cause and how Boards can overcome an overbearing Board Member. To watch this Seminar Click Here! To download the handout Click Here!
Every Community Association has a curmudgeon, which is defined as a “bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person”. Unfortunately, managers are the individuals most likely to come across a curmudgeon. This Seminar will provide practical tips on how HOA managers and Board Members can work with a curmudgeon HOA owner and how to ensure that a curmudgeon HOA Owner does not ruin everyone’s quality of life; ruin everyone’s relationship with the Board of Directors; or cause potential legal liability. To watch this seminar CLICK HERE! To download the material CLICK HERE!
Is your Arizona HOA Board of Directors facing a complete Board removal? Has the entire Board of Directors resigned? Who operates the Association when there is no Board of Directors? How can an Arizona HOA plan for complete Board removal or resignation? This seminar will answer these questions and many more! To watch this seminar Click Here! To download the handout Click Here!
Shaw & Lines is proud to present our
2021 HOA Changes in the Laws and Legal Update Seminar. There are a number of
law changes and trends this year and it is important to understand them. This
Seminar will provide a detailed analysis of the new changes. We hope you can
attend! To watch this seminar Click Here! To download the handout Click Here!
This seminar will discuss the “players” (Board Members, Owners, Managers and Vendors) involved in the “game” known as Homeowners Associations and the role each “player” in the Homeowners Association “game” must play. Special attention will be paid to the duties, rights, responsibilities and relationships governing Board Members, Owners, Managers and Vendors. To watch this seminar Click Here! To download the handout Click Here!
One of the primary duties of a homeowner’s association is to enforce the restrictions in the association’s CC&Rs. In some circumstances, associations may have an obligations to enforce the restrictions found in the CC&Rs. This seminar will discuss the ins and outs of CC&R enforcement with an emphasis on the statutory regulations regarding the enforcement of CC&Rs. To download the material for this seminar Click Here! To watch the seminar Click Here! Please note, there was a delay in the recording and the first slide containing the title of the seminar was missed.
Webinar
A new guideline provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides new guidance regarding animals and the Fair Housing Act. This webinar will discuss the new HUD Guidelines, provide an overview of the Federal and State Fair Housing Laws and will also discuss how to avoid a fair housing lawsuit.
To watch this previously recorded webinar please click here!
Brought to you by the City of Scottsdale, Citizen Services
Taught by Attorney Augustus H. Shaw IV, ESQ., CCAL
One of the Primary duties of a homeowners association is to enforce the
restrictions in the associations covenants, conditions and restrictions
(CC&Rs). In some circumstances, associations may have an obligation to
enforce the restrictions found in the CC&Rs. This seminar will discuss the
ins and outs of CC&R enforcement with an emphasis on statutory regulations
regarding the enforcement of CC&Rs.
To watch the seminar please click the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRnzhfuBa8s&feature=youtu.be