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Matthew Winton's Broken Arrow HOA legal issues presentation slides

As promised, you can download here Matthew Winton's presentation slides from the 2022 Broken Arrow HOA workshop. While we were short on time, the conversation and audience participation were great. Find more online HOA board and legal issues training and education at the link below, and feel free to contact Matthew by email to discuss specific HOA, covenant, and related questions.

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Broken Arrow Annual HOA Workshop April 16 - Matthew to present HOA legal issues

April 16, 2022 is the City of Broken Arrow's annual HOA Workshop, where Matthew L. Winton will be presenting on the topic "Moving Our Community Associations Forward" and answering HOA legal issues questions. The Workshop is free, registration is online, and includes a trade room with HOA-specific vendors, services, and City information. is hosted annually by the City of Broken Arrow.

City of Broken Arrow HOA Workshop

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Online Zoom HOA legal issues seminars February 15 and 17, 2022

Start the new year with a great discussion on HOA and condo legal issues hosted by Central Oklahoma Neighborhood Association. Registration is free and the discussion is always informative. Register here and be sure to donate to the Neighborhood Alliance, a local non-profit helping create safe, beautiful, and healthy neighborhoods in central Oklahoma for over 43 years.

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HOA dues debt relief from Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency

For Oklahomans struggling with delinquent HOA dues as a result of Covid-19 financial hardship, a relief grant may be available. The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, through the American Rescue Plan Act, presently has in excess of $73M available in relief aid. Online eligibility and application is here.

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Two-hour HOA and Condo topics presentation by Oklahoma homeowner association attorney Matthew L. Winton

Part 2 to the HOA Basics presentations, the Advanced HOA Legal Issues presentation goes into more depth on regular and special assessments, specific/individual assessments and fines, insurance, and amendment of covenants projects. Each of these presentations includes audience participation and Q&A, which makes each seminar unique.

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Online Zoom HOA legal issues seminars December 13 and 15, 2021

For over 15 years, the Central Oklahoma Neighborhood Alliance led by Georgie Rasco has hosted with Oklahoma HOA attorney Matthew L. Winton the only formal condo and HOA legal issues seminar in the State of Oklahoma. Presented over the course of two nights at approximately two hours each presentation, the topics cover condo and HOAs from start to transition from developer to the continued life of a community association. If you are interested in condo and HOA law in Oklahoma, here is a great learning opportunity.

You can register here for the December 13 and 15 seminars.

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HOA and Condo Association basic legal issues July 13, 2017

 

This video by Oklahoma community association lawyer Matthew L. Winton is a two hour presentation on an introduction to Oklahoma community association legal issues. Topics discussed are general development and how condo and HOAs are created and formed, Oklahoma law and statutes, terminology, HOA meeting management, and enforcement issues. Questions and answers were part of the presentation format. For a schedule of upcoming presentations, go to http://nacok.org/events/

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Oklahoma Condo & HOA books and records video excerpt

Learn more from Oklahoma attorney Matthew L. Winton about Oklahoma HOA and condo books and records and requests.

In this short excerpt from a longer presentation on Oklahoma HOA and condo association legal issues, Oklahoma attorney Matthew L. Winton provides comments and information on the topic of books and records and responding to requests for HOA/condo books and records.

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Quick HOA Self-Assessment Exercise

This exercise is heavily borrowed from an excellent OMAG presentation I saw last night, and the principles work well within a community association setting. Ask yourself the following questions and rate your responses on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being low/poor, 5 being fair/average, and 10 being high/excellent. It is a simple exercise to help guide your association to excellence:

  1. How well is the HOA prepared financially?
  2. How well does the HOA handle conflict?
  3. How well does the HOA manage the collection of assessments?
  4. How well does the board communicate with one another and the membership?
  5. How well are the board and annual meetings attended, and are they productive?
  6. Are the governing documents up to date and adequate to address current issues?
  7. Overall, how would you rate the annual board elections process?
  8. Overall, how satisfied are you with the goods and services provided by your HOA?

Of course, no HOA will score perfectly, but this short exercise may help to identity what your HOA does well and what it might improve upon.

 

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Association rebuffs nudist tradition...

While I have encountered several interesting governance issues over the years representing homeowner associations, this would be a first. On the Ile du Levant, France, an association with a tradition of naturalism (i.e. nudist policy) is revamping their policy for a more clothes-required take.

The WSJ has more here.

 

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Winton Law collections memo

At the recent Neighborhood Alliance HOA Legal Issues workshop, a request was made for the Winton Law assessment collections memo. You may Download Winton Law Collections Memorandum 2016 by clicking on the link. You may contact the office to discuss the particulars of your association's collections issues.

I also want to thank Mutual of Omaha for sponsoring the Legal Issues workshop. Check the Neighborhood Alliance webpage for upcoming Legal Issues workshops - we put on approximately four sets per year, the first being a basics course and then a companion advanced course.

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HOA law myths from the internet

Over the years, I have increasingly heard disturbing statements of "law" related to me by clients and others about Oklahoma community association law. It seems many have taken statements of "law" they read on the Internet, some from attorney blogs and websites, and then apply what they have gleaned to their association policies and procedures.

One should be wary of statements read on the Internet and automatically applying them to their own association. For example, I read on a website today that in Oklahoma a homeowner association lien expires one year from filing. That is absolutely false. Also false is the belief that the only remedy an Oklahoma community association has in collecting delinquent assessments is to file a lien and sit on it.

The best course for those needing an accurate statement of Oklahoma community association law is to find an attorney that regularly represents associations and their developers. Just as you should seek a podiatrist for a foot and ankle-specific injury, so too should you seek community association advice from a lawyer who regularly practices that area of law.

Winton Law is an Oklahoma law firm that regularly represents clients needing condominium association, homeowners association, property owners association, and neighborhood association legal advice. For 15 years, Winton Law has assisted clients in interpreting, amending, and litigating covenants and bylaws. The firm has served as legal counsel and registered agent for hundreds of Oklahoma community associations over the years. Community association law is what we know and practice.

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2014 Condo & Homeowner Association Seminars

The schedule for the 2014 calendar year condominium and homeowner association seminars is finalized and appears below. Contact our friends at Neighborhood Alliance for registration and locations.

Speaking topics include:

  • Covenants and bylaws

  • Amendment of covenants and bylaws, procedures

  • Assessments and collections

  • Association finances

  • Insurance

  • Meeting procedures

  • Board responsibilities

  • Record keeping

  • Covenant enforcement and dispute resolution

  • Conversion from voluntary to mandatory association

  • Common mistakes and misconceptions

  • Collection of assessments

2014 Neighborhood Association Class Schedule

  Basic Legal Issues

February 13, 2014

  Advanced Legal Issues

February 27, 2014

  Basic Legal Issues

June 3, 2014

  Advanced Legal Issues

June 17, 2014

  Basic Legal Issues

August 14, 2014

  Advanced Legal Issues

August 28, 2014

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