Are Member Votes Private?
September 9, 2014
Is a member of an association entitled to review the individual votes of an association election, or do the members of an association in Tennessee have some expectation of privacy as to their votes? In Sigel v. The Monarch Condominium Association, Inc., No. W2011-01150-COA-R3-CV (June 29, 2012), the Tennessee Court of Appeals addressed this question….
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August 28, 2014
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Update on Tennessee Architectural Covenants
July 22, 2014
It appears that more cases involving homeowners and condominium owners associations are being litigated in Tennessee. This would make some degree of sense. There are more such associations. They are enforcing their covenants, and homeowners are testing the limits of such covenants. Another case involving a homeowners association was decided by the Tennessee Court of…
READ MORENuisance Provisions and the Enforcement of Covenants
June 6, 2014
Many CCRs and Master Deeds contain nuisance provisions. These seemingly innocuous provisions usually provide that: no unlawful noxious or offensive activities shall be carried on in any Lot or Unit, nor shall anything be done therein or thereon which shall constitute a nuisance or, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, unreasonably disturb others….
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