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Robert J. Galvin, Esq.
 Davis, Malm & D'Agostine
One Boston Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Tel: (617) 367-2500 Bob Galvin practices in the Land Use and Real Estate Group where he specializes in commercial and residential real estate, commercial leasing, and commercial, industrial, residential, and mixed-use condominiums. He represents developers, property owners, sellers, buyers, condominium associations, and commercial landlords and tenants. Bob has created a large number of commercial, industrial, residential and, mixed-use condominiums. Bob is editor and coauthor of Massachusetts Condominium Law, and the author of the condominium chapter in Crocker's Notes on Common Forms, both leading Massachusetts legal treatises. You can view his full bio on the firm's website. Bob has contributed his expert opinion and experience to the HOAleader.com articles below.
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Should You Study How Your Homeowners Association Stacks Up to Nearby HOAs?
January 2012
An owner reports online that her homeowner association commissioned a study to see how it compared to nearby HOAs in terms of amenities, services, costs, and market value. Should your HOA commission such a study? Where do you find a vendor to conduct such a survey? And are the results of such a study open to owners' review, or can you keep them confidential? Here are some answers. . . . keep reading
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What to Do if Bedbugs Invade Your HOA
January 2012
Last August, New York legislators passed a law requiring that rental buildings must disclose any bedbug infestation history, and some real estate agents are requiring New York co-ops to make such disclosures in sales, too. Yet no matter where your HOA is located, you should be preparing for a bedbug infestation--but how in heaven's name does an HOA do that? . . . keep reading
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What's an HOA Board to Do When It's Been Getting It Wrong?
January 2012
Our experts say it's common for condo and homeowners association boards to misinterpret, fail to read, or to just plain ignore their governing documents. Here, HOA experts explain the errors they find boards making and how boards can correct the error of their ways. . . . keep reading
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Can You Encourage HOA Owners to Get Up and Go?
January 2012
Some owners just aren't suited for HOA living, and they make their own lives and the lives of their neighbors miserable. Are there things you can do to encourage those owners to sell and move elsewhere? Or would any such efforts be out of line? Here we provide answers. . . . keep reading
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What Happens When a HOA Owner Dies?
December 2011
On a very sad note, home owner associations sometimes have to deal with the aftermath of the death of an owner. If an owner dies, leaving his unit empty until its fate is resolved through the legal process, what happens if the former owner's successors or executor fail to pay HOA dues? How can you handle that problem with respect? Here are some answers. . . . keep reading
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HOA Litigation: Loose Lips Sink Ships
November 25, 2011
In this week's tip, we begin to answer a HOAleader.com reader's question: "How much information must a board of directors divulge to the HOA when involved in court litigation ... especially when members of the association are the litigators?" . . . keep reading
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Discussion Forum Follow-Up: What Should You Share about Pending HOA Litigation?
November 2011
A HOAleader.com reader asks: "How much information must a board of directors divulge to the HOA when involved in court litigation ... especially when members of the association are the litigators? A resident filed suit when the nominations committee and board of directors determined the resident was not the owner of record/deed holder ... homeowner. While informing the association about the suit ... the board of directors were careful about the information it divulged because it threatened to affect the outcome of the case. Some homeowners felt the board of directors had an obligation to reveal all the facts of the case in order for the association to vote on how the board should proceed: proceed to court, settlement, countersuits, etc. How much information must the board of directors divulge to the association ... especially when the litigators are present?" . . . keep reading
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Should Managers Attend--and Participate In--HOA Meetings?
November 2011
On September 4, two community association lawyers contended in a Los Angeles Times column: "Management employees, like any other vendor, do not belong at association board meetings. Although they may be invited to attend, they should not be taking minutes or offering suggestions on the conduct or content of the meetings." . . . keep reading
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Bidding Out HOA Work? RFPs Make the Job Easier and Save Money
November 11, 2011
In this week's tip, we lend a hand to an HOAleader.com reader. He says he's sent a request for proposal to six homeowner association management companies to rebid his HOA's current contract, and he'd like to know the process his board should follow in reviewing the bids and awarding the contract. . . . keep reading
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How to Create an HOA RFP and Evaluate Responses
November 2011
An HOAleader.com reader has asked for some help. He says he's sent a request for proposal (RFP) to six homeowners association management companies to rebid his HOA's current contract, and he'd like to know the process his board should follow in reviewing the bids and awarding the contract. Here, our experts provide some guidance. . . . keep reading
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