Fighting Homeowners Association Lawsuit Requires Attorney
Added January 19, 2009 by Ilyce R. GlinkSummary: How can you find a trustworthy attorney to help with a homeowners association lawsuit? Ilyce suggests contacting a local bar association or asking friends and family for recommendations. You can also contact an attorney who specializes in a different area of law and ask who he or she suggests. Having the right lawyer helps when contesting a homeowners association lawsuit.
Q: I'm looking to find an attorney who is familiar with cooperative homeowners association (HOA) law as some of the owners of my co-op have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court and we need to contest it. Can you refer us to an attorney who is familiar with coop HOA law?
A: I'm sorry, but the column policy is not to refer individual attorneys, real estate agents, mortgage lenders, home inspectors or appraisers. But I do have some suggestions on how to find a great attorney.
No matter where you live, a good place to start your search for an attorney is your local bar association. Often times, local bar associations will have free lawyer referral services. Someone will work with you over the phone to figure out exactly what is the nature of your problem and then help you find the right attorney for further consultation. If not, and you need a real estate attorney, you can ask for the head of the "real estate committee" of the bar association. Typically, that person is a very good actively practicing real estate attorney. (If you need a litigator, you'd call the head of the "litigation" committee, etc.)
Where else can you search for an attorney? Frequently you can ask friends and relatives to refer you to someone they know in a specific area. You can do a search on the Internet for an attorney in your area who has written extensively about a topic that you need assistance with. You can even call an attorney you have recently used for a real estate transaction or estate planning issues for a recommendation.
In some larger metropolitan areas, there are magazines and papers that list the top lawyers in various practice areas. Finally, you can search the database of attorneys at www.Martindale.com for a list of attorneys in your area. That website has a rather comprehensive list of attorneys. It does not include all attorneys, but does include a large number of attorneys nationwide. While the list may not tell you whether an attorney will exactly suit your needs, it would be a good place to start.
Jan. 19, 2009.
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Comments
Dee says
Our builder handed over our HOA 2 us homeowners/members about 2 years ago. Since then our HOA has been an unorganized nightmare controlled by greedy; biased neighbors! HOA funds are being mismanaged w/careless expenditures; $5000 worth of front entry landscaping share in the backyards of board members; president granting a lawn maintenance contract worth $5300 2 her husband/household! Just biased acts after another! Then board members knock on doors like Covenant/By-Law police trying 2 enforce/fight about suspected violations! Their disrespect & power trips are out of control! I have had enough, 2 where I filed complaints w/local Marshal's and police as Theft by Conversion and Embezzlement are criminal offenses. I have initiated a petition amoung other homeowners/members as we hold majority vote 2 get these people off our HOA board, went door 2 door w/information about my relevations, certain board member being investigated by local Marshal 4 violating muitiple county ordinances while on board. We are now making contact w/local news media 2 gain more attention 2 this unsupervised probem that goes on in subdivision across GA as well as the world! I welcome all 2 share similiar situations.....
Jenn@thinkglink.com says
@Dee Thanks for your comment. Check back to ThinkGlink.com tomorrow for a new story with tips for homeowners to deal with their homeowners and condo associations, and the property management companies they hire.