Religion in Your HOA or Condo:
How to Handle the Complicated Issues Surrounding Religion in Your HOA or Condo Without Getting Sued
Thursday, July 18, 2019
2-3 p.m. Eastern
An Exclusive HOAleader.com Webinar
With Practical Tips for Condo and HOA Boards
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It seems simple: A homeowner wants to use your HOA's common meeting room for bible study. What could be the problem with saying yes?
Actually, opening this door could also expose your HOA to legal challenges that you permit some religious groups to use common areas but not others. Or maybe the claim will be that you require that that religious groups get insurance for such use, but you don't require book clubs to procure similar coverage.
Those are just two examples of issues that can arise. There's even more risk when it comes to religion and your community association. What if one of your owners wants to spread ashes in the common area? Can owners hold religious services or meetings in their home, or can you prohibit such events on the basis of parking and other provisions in your governing documents?
The ways you can unintentionally step into legal liability when addressing matters related to religion in your community are mind boggling—and intimidating.
Join us for an informative webinar on July 18 on how to wisely address issues related to religion when they arise at your condo or HOA. You'll hear two community association lawyers with decades of hands-on experience in advising associations share their best advice on:
- What to know about the laws that govern community associations when it comes to issues of religion
- The most common religious issues that arise in community associations and best practices for addressing them, such as:
- When owners or third parties request the use of your common areas for religious services
- The challenges that arise when owners hold religious meetings or services in their home or unit
- Whether you must permit owners to place religious items on common areas, such as a mezuzah outside their door in a condo building or a Hindu toran atop a front door
- Whether you should permit Christmas, Hanukkah, or other religious decorations in common areas, and much more
- The pros and cons of banning all religious activity in your common areas, including how you'd actually enforce such a ban
- Factors to consider when you evaluate an owner's request that relates to a religious issue so that you handle all requests fairly and legally
- And much more!
In just 60 minutes, you'll hear the most important information you need to avoid legal issues relating from claims of religious discrimination. Register now for this informative event
for community association board members.
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| Kevin
M. Hirzel is managing member of Hirzel Law in Farmington, Mich., who focuses his practice on community association law, condo law, HOA law, and real estate law. Hirzel is a College of Community Association Lawyers fellow. He has received many honors, including being named a 2015 Up & Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyer's Weekly, a top lawyer in real estate law by Michigan Top Lawyers.com in 2015, and a Michigan "Rising Star" in real estate law by Super Lawyers
Magazine from 2013-2017.
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| Edward Hoffman Jr. is the co-founder and managing partner of Barrow Hoffman in Warminster, Pa., which advises community associations throughout Pennsylvania. Hoffman has represented community associations for more than 15 years and regularly represents and counsels homeowners associations, condominiums and planned communities on a range of issues including such cutting-edge issues as the
proper use of social media, websites, and technology. Hoffman also defends community associations against general liability and director and officer liability claims.
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costs, hassle, or commute time.
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Membership.
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