Yes, this is a tongue twister and I’ll be impressed if you can say it five times fast, but parking is one of the biggest problems that community associations face. No matter how the developer sets up the community, sooner...
Category: Condominium and Homeowners Associations
The Danger of Using Criminal Background Checks to Screen Tenants
January 5, 2018
A recent blog post from the Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley Chapter of the Community Associations Institute discussed the danger of condominium and homeowners’ associations requiring criminal background checks for renters...
The Press Building and Drogaris Companies Honored by Lancaster Historic Preservation Trust
December 22, 2017
The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County recently honored its 2017 recipients of the C. Emlen Urban Awards. I am proud to say that The Press Building in Lancaster City won an award for adaptive reuse. ...
The Dust Begins to Settle from Lancaster County’s Countywide Property Tax Reassessment
December 19, 2017
We have written a lot of articles about the countywide property tax reassessment covering the basics of residential and commercial assessment appeals and what the new assessed values will mean to property owners. Now that...
How Can Associations Deal With Renters – Either Short Or Long Term?
December 8, 2017
I recently wrote about a trend in Pennsylvania case law that has permitted short-term vacation rentals, such as Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO and others, in otherwise residential neighborhoods. In each of these cases, a homeowner...