When an employee gets fired, they may feel that their termination was unjust or unwarranted. As an at-will employment state, Texas employers have the right to terminate an employee for any legal reason. Common legal reasons for employment termination include:...
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What are the reasons that a Houston-area POA would be sued?
In Houston, property owners associations, or POAs, are common ways that family neighborhoods, condominiums and even commercial businesses organize themselves. Many residents live or work within the boundaries of a POA. Despite some drawbacks, POAs offer many benefits...
Establishing an Effective Collection Policy: The Effective Use of Progressive Consequences
One of the most important tasks of a successful property owners association is the adoption of an assessment collection policy with escalating penalties for non-payment. However, what makes a property owners association successful is not the adoption of the policy...
Google Reviews: A POA Lawyer’s Rant and Perspective
For the past forty (40) years, this law firm’s primary objective is, and has been, to provide quality, cost effective service to our clients. Our philosophy has always been that we only represent property owners’ associations. We never represent individual homeowners...
POA SPLASH LAW: PRIVATE POOLS AND FHA/ADA CONSIDERATIONS FOR TEXAS PROPERTY OWNER ASSOCIATIONS
I. Introduction A community pool can be a tremendous asset to Property Owners Associations (“POA”)[1] and may serve to increase property values, attract buyers, and provide healthy recreational opportunities for its members, guests, and invitees. In an effort to...
COVENANT ENFORCEMENT BY POA’S: “THE ABC’S OF DRV’S”
i. Introduction Although a man’s home may be his castle, he is still obligated to abide by deed restrictions if that home is in a common interest development encumbered by restrictive covenants.[1] Likewise, property owners associations (POA’s) must consistently...
Deed Restriction Enforcement for Texas POAs
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ENFORCEMENT FOR TEXAS POA’S “THE ABC’S OF DRV’S IN TEXAS” Author’s Note and Disclaimer: This article discusses Texas Property Owners Association (“POA”) Law and pertains to single family residential POA’s in Texas only. I. ...