Community Associations Network Industry News

DALLAS, Sept 30, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Legum & Norman, Inc. (L&N), has joined Associa, the nationally recognized leader in community association management. L&N currently represents more than 50,000 units of all real estate types, including condominiums, single family homes, active adult communities, multi-family rental communities, hotels and more.
L&N was founded in Washington, DC and is now headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. In addition to the Alexandria office, L&N has three office locations: Chicago, Illinois (Legum & Norman Mid-West), Ocean City, Maryland (Legum & Norman, MD / DE Resorts Division), and Lanham, Maryland (Amtek Engineering Group).
L&N has a reputation as an industry leader, having managed community associations since 1969. In this time, L&N has earned many accreditations to its name. Not only do company personnel hold the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM(R)), Certified Property Manager (CPM(R)), Association Management Specialist (AMS(R)), Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA), Real Property Administrator (RPA), and Certified Public Accountant (CPA(R)) designations, but the company itself is recognized as an Accredited Management Organization (AMO(R)), as well as an Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC(R)).
Of the transition, Michael Shehadi, L&N's President and CEO, said, "I am excited about the advantages the Associa affiliation will afford our clients as well as our employees. The available resources will be greatly expanded, enabling us to better serve, retain and attract clients. Being an Associa company allows L&N to provide that kind of personal attention and homeowner based service, in conjunction with national benefits and group discounts."
Founded in 1979, Associa is America's leading community association management and developer services company. With more than 90 offices across the nation and growing, Associa is the largest company in the United States devoted exclusively to the management of community associations, representing thousands of communities from coast to coast. Associa has established a variety of national purchasing programs which afford clients the highest quality of products and services they need, at the most competitive prices. Associa also provides many community support services such as association websites, newsletters, and other neighborhood communication channels. For more information, please visit http://www.associaonline.com and http://www.legumnorman.com

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FT. LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwire - September 25, 2008) - Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., a diversified commercial law firm with more than 125 attorneys in 13 offices throughout Florida, in New York City, and affiliated offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, today announced that attorney and shareholder Rosa de la Camara has been named a member of the newly created state Community Association Living Study Council. Ms. de la Camara was appointed to the Council, established by the Florida Legislature in 2008, by the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Marco Rubio.

The Council's role is to receive public input regarding issues of concern with respect to community association living and to make recommendations to the Legislature for changes in the law related to community associations.

Ms. de la Camara joined Becker & Poliakoff in 1987 and concentrates her practice exclusively on representing Boards of Condominiums and Homeowner Associations in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

"Rosa de la Camara has immersed herself in the many complex issues facing condo and homeowners association boards of directors, unit owners, managers and state and local policymakers," said Marco Rubio. "Her knowledge, experience and dedication will help to ensure that the Community Association Living Study Council achieves its goals of addressing the legislative needs of Florida's homeowner association population."

Ms. de la Camara previously served as a member of the Florida Advisory Council on Condominiums, the body charged as liaison between the public and the Division of Florida Land Sales and Condominiums. She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Community Associations Institute, Greater Miami Chapter and on the Editorial Advisory Board of Condominium Management Magazine. She serves as co-counsel for the Miami Beach Council of Condominiums.

Ms. de la Camara has over 20 years of experience participating as speaker in instructional and educational seminars concerning the Community Association Legal practice. She has been a featured panelist at symposiums on Community Association Law and a speaker at various workshops throughout South Florida concerning Community Association Law in both English and Spanish languages. Ms. de la Camara is a member of the Florida and Federal Bars, Dade County Bar Association and Cuban-American Bar Association. She served as a mentor in the S.T.A.R.S./H.O.P.E. Education opportunity program for high school minority students and served as a committee member for the Village of Key Biscayne.

About Becker & Poliakoff P.A.

Becker & Poliakoff is a diversified commercial law firm based in Ft. Lauderdale with more than 125 attorneys in 13 Florida offices, New York City and affiliated global offices in Czech Republic, China, France and Israel. The firm's core areas of practice include Real Estate, Condominium and Homeowners Association Law, Construction, International Business & Trade, Government Law & Lobbying, Civil and Commercial Litigation, and Corporate, Securities & Tax Law. For more information, visit: www.becker-poliakoff.com.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept 08, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Thousands of New Mexicans who live and work in homeowner and condominium associations now have a statewide organization dedicated to issues and challenges faced by these common-interest communities.
Community association leaders in New Mexico have established a chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI), a national, nonprofit group that works on behalf of associations and their residents. The New Mexico chapter will be headquartered in Albuquerque. The national organization is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.
CAI estimates that 60 million Americans live in close to 300,000 associations nationwide.
Dozens of community association leaders in New Mexico have been involved in the effort to establish the new organization.
"The community association housing market in New Mexico has grown tremendously in recent years," said Kimberly Corcoran, CMCA, AMS, vice president of operations for Canyon Gate Real Estate Services in Albuquerque and one of the industry leaders responsible for creation of the new CAI chapter. "The formation of a local CAI chapter is evidence of that growth and demonstrates the commitment of local companies to provide professional and reputable services to homeowners.
"Thousands of New Mexicans live in associations and many professionals support these communities," Corcoran added. "CAI provides education, resources and best practices, so we will all benefit from this organization."
The chapter's long-term goals include:
-- Becoming a reliable source for information about associations in New Mexico.
-- Providing educational programming for industry professionals.
-- Sponsoring events for chapter members throughout the state.
"We're pleased these leaders took the initiative to establish a chapter in New Mexico," said Crystal Danielson, CAE, CAI's vice president of membership and chapter relations. "The formation of this chapter will bring the benefits of CAI education, networking and collective advocacy to associations throughout New Mexico."
CAI's 28,500+ members include community association volunteer leaders (homeowners), professional association managers and management firms and other professionals who provide products and services to community associations. CAI provides a number of member benefits, including best practices, local and national educational resources, legislative and regulatory advocacy and designations for professionals who serve associations. Members who join CAI are automatically members of the national organization and the chapter of their choice.
For information about the New Mexico chapter, write kcorcoran@cgres.com. To learn more about CAI, call (888) 224-4321 or visit www.caionline.org.

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