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Electronic Voting in Community Associations Are the Days of Paper Ballots and In-Person Meetings a Thing of the Past?

09.29.2022
Jennifer L. Biletnikoff

Before the 2020 pandemic, annual membership meetings were a time for owners to get together and discuss community issues while anxiously awaiting for election ballots to be counted. However, COVID-19 changed the manner in which association meetings were held. With restrictions on large group gatherings and strict quarantine requirements, many […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

Acceptance and Application of Payments is ALWAYS the Right Answer

09.29.2022
K. Joy Mattingly

Assessment payments are the life blood of every community association, and the recovery of delinquent assessments is the primary goal for every community association. However, many associations, and their management companies, refuse to accept direct payment from delinquent owners once the account is turned over to their attorney for collection […]

Areas of Focus: Condo, Co-Op & HOA, Florida Community Association

Becker Lobbyists Welcome Newest Client, the City of Alexandria, Virginia

09.29.2022
Omar FrancoClarence WilliamsAmanda L. Wood

Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals at offices throughout the East Coast, announced its representation of the City of Alexandria, Virginia. The City, located just seven miles from downtown Washington, D.C., has a population of approximately 160,000, is a culturally diverse, historic city, and […]

Areas of Focus: Federal Lobbying, Government Law & Lobbying

Becker’s Washington Weekly: Week of September 26, 2022

09.27.2022
Perry S. AdairAnthony BedellChris BerardiniOmar FrancoBert GómezSadie HaireAlfonso LopezClarence WilliamsAmanda L. Wood

The Senate Senators return to DC tomorrow to take the lead on passing a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown this Friday. Lawmakers will hold a procedural vote Tuesday to launch the vehicle containing the continuing resolution (CR) which will last through mid-December and is expected to include […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Federal Lobbying