HOA Guidelines for Going Solar
Whether your HOA consists of detached dwellings, condos or townhouses, you can utilize solar to benefit your members, reduce energy costs and preserve the environment.
HOAs and their members that haven’t considered solar in the past are now attracted to the federal tax deduction – 30 percent of installation costs in 2018 and 2019, 26 percent in 2020, and 22 percent in 2021. As the fifth...
Reinvestment Fees Offset HOA Turnover Costs, Contribute to Reserves
Many Utah families have utilized their increased equity from the strong buyer’s market and healthy economy to upscale or downscale their housing situation. All of this movement in the housing industry is expensive for nonprofit homeowners’ associations and requires adequate budgeting and preparation for current and future market fluctuations.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 14...
VF Attorney Files Suit Against Portland Diocese
VF Law attorney Kristian Roggendorf has filed a lawsuit against the Roman Catholic diocese of Portland alleging that his client suffered sexual abuse under the hands of two Portland priests in the mid 90s. This case joins multiple others across the country seeking to hold priests and the church accountable for years of hidden abuse.
To learn more about this case, see this recently published...
Announcing Newest Partners
Vial Fotheringham LLP is proud to welcome Kathryn Battock, Jessica J. Maceyko, Quentin Phillips and Damien Bielli to the team of Vial Fotheringham Parnters. VF Law partners are an integral part of firm management and development. The existing partners look forward to welcoming these new additions.
Congratulations Kathryn, Jessica, Quentin and Damien!
Snow Removal and Your HOA
The Treasure Valley has faced a series of snow events this winter. The local highway districts are having trouble keeping up with the plowing, especially in the side roads and neighborhoods where our HOA clients predominate. As a result, schools have been closing, and people have had trouble getting cars out of residential neighborhoods.
At least one local government authority, ACHD, has...
Vial Fotheringham LLP is proud to announce that one of our founding partners, Rich Vial, was recently elected to the Oregon Legislature by a considerable margin.
Rich Vial, who founded our firm with his wife Paula in the mid-80s, announced in December of 2015 that he was taking a much smaller role with the firm. With the daily operations of the firm confidently in the hands of our managing partner, Tom Johnson, and a talented staff of attorneys working hard to service his clients, Rich Vial decided to pursue other opportunities to serve....
Are Your Association Funds Safe?
Are Your Association Funds Safe?
Protect your association from embezzlement and fraud ─ read our helpful articles on preventative measures your HOA can take, and view a current case of fraud affecting local HOAs quoting VF Law’s Rich Vial. See the Oregonian article at:
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/06/northwest_empire_community_man.html
Faces of Fraud: Examples of...