Attorney Charlie Perkins would like readers to know the Community Associations Institute’s position on the current tax bill making its way through Congress and that there is a way to take some action. He forwards the article below with more information: Parts of the...

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...

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...

Attorney Perkins would like to forward this narrative of the situation in and around Houston along with some suggestions for how to help. https://advocacy.caionline.org/harvey/

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...

Perkins & Anctil is pleased to support our managing partner Rob Anctil, attorney Rhonda Duddy and special project manager Pia Anctil as they ride in the Pan Mass Challenge this weekend.  Joining them on the ride will be Attorney Kim Alley’s husband, Chris Alley...

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...

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...

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 is the date for the next learning opportunity for condominium board members, property managers and unit owners. 175 exhibitors will have their wares and services on display including roofers, accountants, pest control experts and contractors of...

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...

Perkins & Anctil, P.C. is proud to announce that Attorney Charles A. Perkins, Jr., a College of Community Association Lawyers fellow, has been awarded the 2017 Business Partner of the Year Award from the New England Community Associations Institute. This award is...

The case against a Kentucky man being sued in federal court by a neighbor for shooting a drone from the sky has been dismissed due in part to the court’s nebulous view of “Aerial Trespassing” and the associated and still-developing legal concepts surrounding drones....

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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....