The DC Council has proposed an amendment to the Condominium Act of 1976 to require mediation before a unit owner’s association may foreclose on a unit for recovery of condo fees. This is analogous to our city’s new foreclosure laws, which have created quite a backlog in the foreclosure process. The proposed Condominium Fee Fairness Act of 2014 can be found here.
Condominium Fee Fairness Act of 2014
Effective today, the cost to issue a writ of restitution will be $213. The cost to issue an alias writ of restitution will remain $18. See the attached Court memo for more information. USMS fee increase 2013
The Court of Appeals replaced precedent dating back to 1892 in ruling that contracts entered by mentally incapacitated individuals are voidable, and not void. Coverage of the ruling can be found here.
The Blog of the Legal Times quoted Aaron Sokolow regarding the DC Court of Appeals’ improvements in the time it takes to adjudicate appeals under the leadership of Chief Judge Eric Washington. The article can be found here.
