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Q: I have heard I can get a good tax benefit if I donate my house as a conservation easement. Is this correct and what do I have to do? Kenny. A: Kenny, get yourself a good attorney. According to ...
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Read More »KASS: Tax benefits from a conservation easement?
KASS: Can condo board meeting be taped? 
Q: I am a board member of a condo association. We have quarterly meeting where all condo owners are invited. At our last meeting, one condo owner wanted to videotape the procedure. Some owners were opposed and did not want ...
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Read More »KASS: What is the best way to invest board money?
Q: I am one of five members on the board of a townhouse association. We are fiscally responsible, I believe, and manage our annual budget and reserves prudently. Our reserve funds are in a savings account at a bank, earning ...
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Read More »KASS: Bad news from county should be appealed
Q: We bought an acre of land more than 20 years ago. We planned on building on the land when I retired but things have changed since then. We were told then that the land had passed a perc test ...
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Read More »KASS: Does HOA have authority over streets?
Q: I enjoyed your Q&A discussing a suspicious person wandering the streets of an HOA, as it related to some questions I had. I was surprised you did not discuss the situation where the streets are public. Presumably the HOA ...
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Read More »KASS: The difference between condos and co-ops
Q; What is different between a condo and a co-op? Shir A: Dear Shir, I could write a book about this. The general public – including many judges – often confuse condominiums with cooperatives. In reality, as far as ...
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Read More »KASS: Ask for legal docs if your board is in litigation
Q: We have 100 condo units; 56 balconies require repair, four of which are in a danger zone and unusable. Our condo declaration states the board can make a special assessment without vote of owners if an emergency exists. The ...
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Read More »KASS: Condo, built in 2000, is starting to settle
Q: I live in a high rise condo. The building was built in 2000 and has settled, leaving my patio door with a 1″ gap on top. Since this damage was caused by a structural issue, is the association liable ...
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Read More »KASS: Board, residents have issue with property manager
Q: After several years of haphazard customer service from our previous property management company, our board, of which I have been a member for four years, outlined our expectations and vetted several property management companies. Our selection promised us superb ...
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Read More »KASS: Couple seeks answer for crack in brickwork
Q: My husband and I purchased our retirement townhome three years ago. We were the fourth building in the first phase of a two-phase subdivision. Our builder is very reputable in our area. The first phase is completed and phase ...
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