Perkins & Anctil Blogs

Get Updated on the Latest Blogs

HAM RADIO LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY IN THE U.S. SENATE

Attorney Charlie Perkins forwards this article by Dawn Bauman of CAI chronicling the HAM Radio antennae debate in the senate: Last week, The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee was scheduled to mark-up S 1534 The Amateur Radio Parity Act (a.k.a. HAM radio legislation) when...

EXAMINING THE CREDIT BUREAU DATA BREACH

Attorney David R. Chenelle has forwarded the thoughts of credit expert Kim Carpentier on how to monitor the situation and changes, warranted or otherwise, to your own credit. Equifax Hurricane Here's a follow up to my announcement yesterday regarding the recent data...

BE PREPARED FOR THE UPCOMING SOLAR ECLIPSE

Attorney Charlie Perkins and staff at P&A would like people to be aware of the opportunities and of the dangers associated with viewing a total eclipse. Many people are moved to extreme emotion when the moon passes in front of the sun and claim can it can be a...

Storm-Battered Community Associations Stand to Benefit From HR 1684

Attorney Charlie Perkins would like readers to know there has been progress in granting relief to storm-damaged community associations and is forwarding the story below. A Month into Hurricane Season U.S House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Disaster Assistance...

HELP THE FCC UNDERSTAND ITS IMPACTS ON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

Attorney Charlie Perkins is concerned about new regulations and asks readers to respond to the Community Associations Institute inquiry below: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reviewing state and local laws that may slow consumer access to high-speed...

Congress is Considering FEMA Relief for Community Associations

Natural disasters can cause damage only the federal government can afford to clean up. Most people suffering in those situations benefit quickly from such action, whether it is damage by hurricane, flood, earthquake or drought. However, residents in community...

Survey Said!

We want to thank all of you who took the time to participate in our recent survey regarding copyrights and condominiums. While I had some concern that this topic may seem obscure to many of you, my fears appear to have been unfounded. We tallied the most responses...

Attorney Scott Eriksen Has Created Another Client Survey

This one concerns community associations and the interplay of copyrights and intellectual property law and infringement. He inquires of unit owners, managers and board members about whether or not they have played live or recorded music at social events, shown a movie...

CAI is Seeking Award Nominations

The Community Associations Institute New England Chapter’s Association Achievement Award categories include Community of the Year, Creative Solutions, Manager of the Year and others which are handed out to industry professionals and community leaders. The Annual...

HAM Radio Bill Re-Introduced and Passes U.S. House

Attorney Charlie Perkins notes that the HAM Radio Bill, which may impact community associations’ ability to regulate antennae construction has been elevated to the Senate. The CAI blog post on the subject is below. On Jan. 13, 2017, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois)...

Homeowner Association Predictions for 2017

The website Bettercondolife.com has some ideas about what new issues unit owners and associations will be facing this year. Our readers will remember older posts about the coming of drones as a community association concern but there are others as well. Marijuana was...

Community Associations Institute Highlights Legal Issues for 2017

Senior Partner Charlie Perkins has forwarded a post from the CAI Government Affairs blog that describes some legal issues communities will face in the coming year such as the potential for legislators in Washington to curb association controls on HAM radio antennae...

Ignorance is Not Always Blissful

Attorney Scott Eriksen has some thoughts on how community associations can deal with potential infractions of intellectual property law on their property. He believes many are not even aware they are in violation and so has drafted an article for our newsletter on the...

Smoke Detectors are Now Subject to New Regulations

Attorney Daniel Lopez has authored an article detailing the requirements that include having detectors on every habitable level of the residence; On the ceiling outside of each separate sleeping area; On the ceiling at the base of each stairway; and several others....

Blog Archive