HOA’s Maybe Liable For The Acts of an Independent Contractor Conventional wisdom has often assumed that when an HOA hires and independent contractor that the HOA will not be liable if the contractor is negligent and harms someone. After all, the contractor is “independent” and why should the HOA be liable when the contractor, over […]
Read MoreIn 1986, the California Supreme Court issued its ruling in Frances T. v. Village Green Owners Association. That decision – which has been the subject of critical commentary – holds that an association and its individual Board members can, in certain circumstances, be liable for bodily injuries sustained by a homeowner arising from a criminal […]
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