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Court of Appeals Rejects Short-Term Rental Amendment - Again
Just months after rejecting an STR Amendment in another case, the Court of Appeals "doubled down" by ruling a planned community's amendment prohibiting short-term rentals was "unreasonable" and therefore void. -
Court of Appeals Rejects HOA STR Amendment Based on "Character of the Community"
Court finds condo amendment "unreasonable" in light of language in original declaration coupled with fact that short-term renting was "commonplace" in the condominium prior to the amendment. -
Deadline for Community Association Reporting Under the Corporate Transparency Act Approaches
The Act, which applies to most incorporated community associations, requires initial and ongoing disclosure of "beneficial ownership. -
Corporate Transparency Act Launches January 1, 2024
CTA Requires Annual Report Intended to Enhance Transparency Regarding Corporate Ownership to Combat Money Laundering -
NC Shores Up Protection Afforded to Restrictive Covenants under the Marketable Title Act
Law clarifies that the exception for restrictive covenants under the MTA covers entire Declaration -- albeit only under certain circumstances. -
Remote Electronic Notarization Inches Closer to Reality in North Carolina
While real property transactions are increasingly occurring in a solely electronic format, there remains the question of when parties can begin to take advantage of remote electronic notarization as authorized by recent North Carolina law -
2023 Estate & Gift Tax Update
2023 continues to offer the historically large federal unified exemption amount for bequests and lifetime gift-giving in effect since 2018, and because of this significant change from prior years, careful review of tax planning provisions in existing estate planning documents may be warranted ‒ as well as consideration of lifetime gift planning.) -
NC Authorizes Virtual Meetings of Community Associations
While one will never be able to say that the pandemic has had a “silver lining,” it has at least inspired a profound ‒ and welcome ‒ change in the way community associations may hold and conduct meetings. -
2021 Estate & Gift Tax Update
2021 continues the recent trend of an historically large federal unified exemption amount for bequests and lifetime gift-giving, and because of this significant change from earlier years, careful review of tax planning provisions in existing estate planning documents is warranted ‒ as well as consideration of lifetime gift planning. -
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is, um, Newly Revised
This Venerated Authority on Parliamentary Procedure is Updated for the First Time in a Decade. -
Changed Circumstances (or not) in a Subdivision
Court of Appeals Decision Revisits Two Important Doctrines. -
A Litigator's View of Social Media
While social media enables people to share their lives, those same images, posts and tweets can come back to bite them during litigation.