Publisher's Synopsis
After reading Hirzel's Handbook, you will understand the basics in HOA financial operations, how to hold various types of HOA meetings, how to handle architectural control requests, and what types of insurance your HOA needs. Hirzel's Handbook covers common issues that you need to know for transitioning from developer control of your condominium or homeowners associations to operating a seasoned owner controlled community association. Hirzel's Handbook is great for providing insight to HOA board members, property managers, or anyone interested in buying a condo so they understand what they are getting into!
- HOA BYLAW ENFORCEMENT: Hirzel's Handbook will walk you through the most common types of HOA bylaw violations encountered by condominium and homeowners associations. The book will provide tips on how to deal with commercial use restrictions, nuisances, parking issues, pets, short-term rentals, signs, flags, holiday decorations, unauthorized changes to the common elements, and more. You will also learn the various types of remedies that are available to handle different types of violations as well.
- HOA COLLECTIONS: After reading Hirzel's Handbook, you will understand best practices for collecting delinquent Condo and HOA assessments. Learn the importance of developing a collection policy for your condominium or HOA, judicial foreclosure, and how to handle a co-owner in bankruptcy.
- HOA DOCUMENT AMENDMENTS: Having updated HOA documents may help your community association avoid costly lawsuits, increase property values, make your homeowners association easier to run, and promote harmony within your community! Hirzel's Handbook will walk you through some of the most common reasons why condominium and homeowners associations update important HOA documents! The books also details the proper process for amending condominium and HOA governing documents.
- ABOUT HOA ATTORNEY - KEVIN HIRZEL: Kevin Hirzel is a nationally recognized HOA Attorney and the Managing Member of Hirzel Law, PLC. Hirzel Law has offices in Chicago, Farmington, Grand Rapids, Sterling Heights, and Traverse City and services clients throughout the State of Michigan and Illinois. Mr. Hirzel is a fellow in the College of Community Association Lawyers ("CCAL"), a prestigious designation given to less than 175 attorneys in the country by the Community Associations Institute. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Leading Lawyers, and as a "Go-To-Lawyer" in condominium and real estate law by Michigan Lawyer's Weekly. Mr. Hirzel is the Co-Chairman of the State Bar of Michigan's Real Property Law Section Committee for Condominiums, PUDs & Cooperatives. He has been featured in various media outlets throughout the country, such as CBS, CNBC, Crain's Detroit Business, Dan Abrams Live, the Detroit News, Dr. Drew Midday Live, the Law & Crime Network, Fox Business News, Fox News, Newsmax, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and WWJ Newsradio.
