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					  <title><![CDATA[Legal Briefs]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/242/1/Legal-Briefs/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Although there seems to be no shortage of talking heads touting the beginning of
the end of the economic decline, associations (like the average consumer) are still struggling to do more with less. 

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					  <author>no@spam.com (Mark S. Einhorn)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:25:36 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[2009 Legislative Update]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/214/1/2009-Legislative-Update/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[While only a few states guarantee a &#8220;right-to-dry,&#8221; at the time of this writing, proposed legislation aimed to remove bans on clotheslines within condominium associations appears on several statehouse docket lists in New England. Arguments are fervent on both sides of the issue; at the core is the balance of the protection of private rights versus energy conservation for the public good. The wording and intent of the right-to-dry bills vary by state. While as many as ten states currently have legislation allowing energy-saving devices such as solar panels, only a handful &#8211; including Florida, Utah, Colorado and Hawaii &#8211; currently have laws that specifically protect homeowners&#8217; rights to use clotheslines, according to various reports. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Laura V. Scheel)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:59:52 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Can I Run a Home-Bases Business?]]></title>
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					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Recently I left my job and have decided to start my own business. Am I permitted to operate a businessout of my condominium unit? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Henry Goodman, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:56:13 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Who Passes the Annual Budget?]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/217/1/QampA-Who-Passes-the-Annual-Budget/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Does our condominium board of directors need to have our next annual budget
&nbsp;passed by the condominium owners or can they pass it themselves? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Henry Goodman, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:55:30 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Shot in the Arm]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/216/1/A-Shot-in-the-Arm/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Fresh from hoisting up the banking and automobile sectors, a newly muscular
&nbsp;Uncle Sam is now turning his attention to putting the skids on the real estate
&nbsp;meltdown. The Obama Administration earlier this year rolled out two major
&nbsp;housing initiatives that combine one part stimulation with one part bailout.
&nbsp;The stimulus portion awards an $8,000 tax credit to first-time home-buyers,
&nbsp;aimed at creating demand that will stabilize the housing market. This is
&nbsp;especially beneficial to condominiums, which have become default starter homes for many buyers. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Jim Douglass)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:54:48 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Resident Vs. Board]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/215/1/Resident-Vs-Board/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Jack has heard talk that the board has voted to continue a contract with the poorly-run lawn care company the association has contracted with for years. Rumor has it that damage was done to a window by a careless worker and a
&nbsp;complaint has even been filed. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Hillary Pember)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:53:39 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Admittance Denied]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/213/1/Admittance-Denied/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;For many prospective co-op shareholders, finding the living space of their
&nbsp;dreams is only half the goal. The other half involves making the cut before the
&nbsp;co-op&rsquo;s admittance committee, meeting all of the seemingly mysterious criteria that
&nbsp;can mean the difference between a new home and a rejection letter. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:48:30 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Premier Condo Expo Attracts Throngs of Decision-Makers]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/212/1/Premier-Condo-Expo-Attracts-Throngs-of-Decision-Makers/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;The premier New England Condo Expo drew visitors from across the region to the
&nbsp;Seaport World Trade Center in Boston for a full day of networking, seminars &ndash;and a chance to win a host of prizes. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (New England Condominium)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:47:47 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Legal Briefs]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/210/1/Legal-Briefs/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;There seem to be at least two contrasting views of expensive community
&nbsp;association recreational amenities &#8211; one that&#8217;s favorable, and another that&#8217;s cautiously skeptical. The first view is generally held by a minority of a
&nbsp;condominium&#8217;s residents who actually use a condominium&#8217;s swimming pool, community room, or tennis court. The second, more cynical, view
&nbsp;is often held by condominium boards who must wrestle with the myriad of fiscal
&nbsp;and practical realities attendant to managing association amenities. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Joseph Saurino, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:01:41 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Legal Issues]]></title>
					  <link>http://condomagazines.com/articles/133/1/Legal-Issues/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[As the population ages, homeowner association boards and property managers are more frequently dealing with requests from condominium and cooperative owners and residents to accommodate a handicap or disability by adding to or changing the common areas in some way. These requests vary from the relatively simple and inexpensive, such as leveling an uneven step to allow wheelchair access or installing a handrail for support, to the more &#8220;politically&#8221; complicated, such as providing a handicapped parking space closer to a front or rear door, allowing a washer/dryer in a unit when washers and dryers are prohibited in all other units; or allowing a pet when pets are prohibited. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Michael W. Merrill, Esq. )</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:39:58 EDT</pubDate>
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