Talltree South Condominium Association has been notified that it has been selected as the Washington Metropolitan Chapter Community Associations Institute's 2010 Medium Association of the Year!

The awards will be presented at the WMCCAI Conference & Expo on Saturday, March 12, 2011.   At the Conference & Expo a representative of Talltree South will have the opportunity to speak about Talltree South Condominium Association’s successes during an educational seminar titled, “Proven Best Practices for Community Associations: Hear it from the Winners!”

• Reduces the quorum for the Annual Meeting from 50% to 25%. (50% is difficult to get; many associations today have quorum requirements of as little as 10%).
• Allows a late fee that is $40 or more, to encourage timely payment of all assessment obligations.
• Updates the limit to the amount the Board can spend on additions and improvements to the property (not maintenance) without getting approval of all the unit owners from an out-of-date fixed amount, to a percentage of the annual budget.
• Allows the Association to recover its reasonable legal fees and costs in any legal or administrative action in which the Association prevails.
• Clarifies the Association's enforcement of rules, including special charges and suspension of privileges, following the enforcement procedures as required by the Virginia Condominium Act.
• Clarifies the allocation of repair and maintenance responsibilities of the unit owners and the Association in the even of fire or other casualty
• Allows the use of technology such as electronic signature, e-mail, and electronic voting, but require reasonable accommodation and nontechnology alternatives for those without the capability or desire to use technology.
• Lets the Board select the date for the Annual Meeting in October, rather than require it to be October 15.

The full text of the amendment is available for your review in the site office or here on our website, www.talltreesouth.com.