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RMWBH is proud to announce Shareholder Noelle Hicks has been selected by the State Bar of Texas to be a member of the 2022-2023 class of LeadershipSBOT. LeadershipSBOT was created in 2008 by State Bar President Harper Estes to “increase diverse leadership participation within the legal community through the nomination of lawyers who possess bothRead more

RMWBH PC is proud to announce David Bledsoe and Sipra Boyd have been named as Equity Shareholders of the Firm. David and Sipra join fellow Equity Shareholders Jeff Roberts, Marc Markel, Gregg Weinberg, Rick Butler, Himesh Gandhi, Greg Godkin, Clint Brown, Justin Markel and Dustin Fessler. In their new roles, David and Sipra will playRead more

Following a year of upheaval in the POA industry caused by legislative changes brought on by SB 1588 during the 87th Texas Legislative Session, processes are beginning to run more smoothly, especially as they pertain to homeowner hearings. Questions still remain on the hearing processes for both 209 and ACC hearings and the differences betweenRead more

The beginning of a new year is here once again. In this time of resolution making, we are also making a resolution. Our resolution is to continue improving and enhancing our POA education and unlike most resolutions, this is one that will not be abandoned a few weeks into the new year. Throughout our 2022Read more

Over the last few months, we have discussed many of the changes the 87th Texas Legislative Session brought to the Property Owners Association (POA) world. One of the biggest changes is the new requirement for POAs to file their management certificates with the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). In the following update, we will provideRead more

By Sipra Boyd A key component of operating a property owners association (POA) is the enforcement of deed restriction violations (DRV). Consistent DRV enforcement ensures everyone in the community complies with the rules set forth in the governing documents, but following the 87th Texas Legislative Session, there are changes as to how the enforcement ofRead more

By Clint Brown The bankruptcy process is a complicated set of procedures for all property owners association (POA) directors and community managers. In a prior blog post, we discussed the bankruptcy basics to provide directors and managers insights to navigate this difficult subject. We are going to continue that discussion in this article as weRead more

By Sipra Boyd and Eric Tonsul As a result of the 87th Texas Legislative Session, property owners associations (POA) should be considering consulting with their attorneys about ways to address the impact of the new laws on their governing documents and the potential need to modify existing, or adopt new, policies.  This begs the question,Read more

RMWBH is pleased to announce the relocation and expansion of its Dallas-Fort Worth office to the Frisco-Plano area. While more details will be forthcoming, the new office location and the office space is being chosen and designed to accommodate the firm’s growth in the areas of Property Owners Association, Corporate, Litigation, Employment, and Real EstateRead more

The recent tragedy of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Florida has spotlighted the needs and struggles facing many condominium associations, and their residents, around the country. While no one can guarantee an event such as this will never happen again, associations governing high-rise buildings similar to the Champlain TowersRead more