HOA Law Nerds, The Podcast

HOA Law Nerds, The Podcast

Just a couple of community association lawyers from Virginia talking shop and nerding out on ALL things community associations. We love what we do and want to (i) provide education on HOAs, (ii) dispel common myths about HOAs, and (iii) have fun while making you laugh some. We hope you'll join us on the ride! Have any questions or topics you'd like us to cover? Email us at hoalawnerds@gmail.com.

Episodes

May 19, 2025 19 mins

Let's get nerdy with solar panels!


Dan and Tiago take a few minutes to appreciate and explain how statutes in the Commonwealth of Virginia limit the authority of community associations to restrict where and how homeowners can install solar panels on their property. What do clotheslines have to do with this? Listen and find out!

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It's time for another Insightful episode with the Nerds, Dan and Tiago! In this episode, the Nerds sync up with the wonderful Victoria Garner and Candace Lewis of Cardinal Management Group, a RealManage Company to talk all things rule adoption and enforcement.


Covenant and rule enforcement is probably one of the more difficult things common interest communities take on, as it ultimately pits neighbors against each other. The...

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Another Nerdy Insight! This time with our good friends, Mark Bailey and Shayla Love, of FirstService Residential.


Mark, Shayla, Dan, and I spend a half hour talking communication and how critical it is for community associations, emphasizing the importance of the relationship between the Board and management. Don't mind our soap boxing about virtual meetings...


For more information about FirstService Residential (FSR) and...

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Howdy Nerds! We've taken a little hiatus but we're back and man do we have content ready for you! We're going to jump start things with a short little feature on the current status of the Corporate Transparency Act and the Beneficial Owner Information reporting requirements. We truly hope we won't have to do another episode on this for a while...

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The Nerds' first guests!!! We welcome Christa Brady, AMS, PCAM, CIRMS and Jessica Knutsen, CIC, EBP, CIRMS from USI Insurance on the pod to talk the CIRMS designation and burgeoning insurance issues involving micromobility devices (e.g., e-bikes) and electric vehicle charging stations.


We are so thankful for Christa and Jessica and their willingness to be our guest guinea pigs. For more information about USI Insurance and their comm...

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It's our first episode of 2025! We appreciate your joining us on the ride as it runs towards Year 2.


In this episode, the Nerds provide a primer and some insight on the Common Interest Community Ombudsman - an administrative arm of the state government that provides limited oversight of community associations and their management agents. This is very state specific, so be sure to check with counsel if you work or reside ou...

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We told you the law relating to the Corporate Transparency Act's Beneficial Owner Information Reporting Requirements could change again! The Nerds jump on for another emergency pod to report on the recent unpublished opinion from the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that stayed the injunction against FinCEN's authority to enforce the BOIR requirements. Thankfully, FinCEN decided to Give Back with a little extension on t...

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*Surprise Emergency Pod Alert*


The Nerds jump on to provide a quick but critical update out of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas where a PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION has been ordered indefinitely suspending all reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting regulations. This is HUGE news for millions of businesses across the United States, including...

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November 24, 2024 18 mins

Okay, Nerds - let's do something different. It is officially Thanksgiving Week and Dan and Tiago are STOKED for their favorite holiday of the year. In recognition of Thanksgiving and the tradition of giving thanks on this delicious of days, the Nerds take a few minutes to express appreciation and gratitude for those involved with operating community associations.

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Hey Nerds! As community association lawyers, we often encounter contracts, contracts, contracts - so let's talk about them! In this episode, Dan and Tiago cover the very basic requirements to create a contract and then talk through some particularly critical types of provisions that they tend to scrutinize when reviewing contracts for their association clients.

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Getting ready for the winter holidays, it's important to make sure your community's rules are ready to take on HOLIDAY DECORATIONS!

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Remember that Scar song from Disney's The Lion King - "Be Prepared"? Well, apparently Dan didn't. But that doesn't stop the Nerds from going ALL IN on annual meetings. Let's chat and learn a little bit about annual meetings and how important it is to BE PREPARED for them - particularly seeing as how we are entering #AnnualMeetingSeason. Let's go, Nerds!

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August 26, 2024 16 mins

The Nerds tackle, generally, an issue that is coming up with more and more frequency as the First Tuesday of November looms - POLITICAL SIGNS and the authority of associations to restrict them! What about the Constitutional Right to Free Speech? What about covenants and content-based rulemaking? Let's #NerdOut!

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July 29, 2024 17 mins
It’s summer time in the city! Your favorite nerds spend some time reviewing how pool rules can get a community association into a whole heap of fair housing trouble, before offering some tips and tricks to stay on the straight and narrow. No “adult swim” time here!!!
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It's summertime in the city and Virginia laws are looking pretty . . . READY TO BECOME EFFECTIVE! July 1st is a big day in the Commonwealth as it is the day that the laws adopted by the General Assembly and approved by the Governor earlier this year take effect. The HOA LAW Nerds take this opportunity to give a brief overview of those laws that impact Virginia community associations this year. Grab some popcorn and get ready!

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In the midst of an enjoyable three-day weekend, the Nerds sit down to tackle a rather Virginia-specific subject of the "METHOD OF COMMUNICATION" all Virginia HOAs and condos are required to implement for use by their members.

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One of the Nerds is stressed, and his favorite way to decompress is to NERD OUT on case law. This episode focuses on Sainani v. Belmont Glen HOA, an important case out of the Virginia Supreme Court involving a large HOA in Loudoun County. Listen in, Nerds!

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April 20, 2024 23 mins

The NERDS take on the subject of due process in the context of community association covenant and rule enforcement. Also, Happy Earth Day!

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The HOA Law Nerds briefly discuss a recent-ish decision coming out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (ROLL TIDE) that ruled the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act to be unconstitutional. Don't get too excited yet, folks, but more developments are anticipated!


Please consider responding to the follow Call for Action asking Congress to delay the CTA beneficial owner reporti...

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March 27, 2024 10 mins

As the warmer months approach, exterior improvement projects and lot inspections are upon us!

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