Schedule of Past and Upcoming Events

January's 2009 News

Jody Peskin received special recognition from the Georgia Chapter of the Community Associations Institute for her outstanding work in welcoming and working with new members of the association in 2008.

January's 2008 News

Real Estate Law From A To Z in Georgia.  This one-day seminar is designed for attorneys, paralegals, accountants, real estate professionals, presidents, vice President, lending professionals, project managers and business managers.  Our Managing Partner, Randall M. Lipshutz will be a speaker.  To register please visit Link To this Lorman Seminar.  The seminar will be held in Norcross, Georgia at the Holiday Inn Select Atlanta-Peachtree Corners located at 6050 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.

November's 2007 News

FCC bans exclusivity clauses in video service contract. On November 13, 2007, the FCC issued a release stating that it would ban enforcement of clauses in video service contracts that affect associations. Your association may be affected, and you may want to review the summary of the ruling published by the Community Associations Institute.

Questions and answers at http://www.caionline.org/govt/news/fcc_video_contracts.pdf, or you may want to consult your legal counsel.

May's 2007 News

After appearing at multiple legislative hearings on behalf of the Legislative Action Committee if the Community Associations Institute, Randy Lipshutz co-authored a lead article in Georgia Commons that detailed changes in the Georgia Condominium Act effective July 1, 2007, and discussed other legislative bills held over for 2008.

March's 2007 News and Events

We are pleased to announce that our Managing Partner, Randall M. Lipshutz, will be a Guest Presenter at The East Cobb Civic Association (ECCA) seminar on Wednesday, March 7, 2007.  This one-day free seminar is designed for current Homeowners Associations Board Members and for those who are considering becoming a Board Member.   If you are interested in attending, please contact the Merchants Walk Library at 770-509-2730 for directions.

Seminar topics will include:    Types of Associations 
                                                      Governance, duties and obligations of the Board
                                                      Steps in becoming a successful Association
                                                      Most common pitfalls
                                                      Additional information sources
                                                      Questions and answers

Randall M. Lipshutz also testified, at multiple hearings and on multiple bills, in March 2007 at the Georgia Legislature on pending legislation affecting community associations. He appeared as a witness in the House Judiciary Committee on behalf of the Community Associations Institute - Legislative Action Committee (CAI) regarding amendments to the Georgia Condominium Act and the Georgia Property Owners Association Act. He testified on the Condominium Act revisions before the Senate Economic Development Committee as well. Randy testified against legislation that would have restricted an association’s ability to add leasing restrictions to its documents. He appeared twice before the Senate Special Judiciary Committee on legislation involving neighborhood associations. He was also actively involved for CAI in obtaining association friendly modifications to the original legislation. For more details, see the next issue of Georgia Commons to be published in late April or early May, 2007, by the Georgia Chapter of Community Associations Institute, or contact Randy at RandyLipshutz@lgklaw.com.