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parties to be kept abreast of the prog- ress of resolving the issue from a legal perspective. For some issues that have multiple legal considerations, a spe- cial meeting is held with the associa- tion’s lawyer. Most of the time though, emails and phone calls among the parties are sufficient enough to come up with an action plan to address the issue. The majority of issues are usually brought to the attention of the recipient by way of a letter delivered by regular mail. A typical recipient can be either a unit owner(s), another law firm, or a business (contractor). The letter can ask for a response from the recipient within a certain period of time before a specific action maybe taken by the association’s board. At this time, all correspondence with the recipient is done through the association’s attor- ney. The board does not get involved directly with the recipient once legal action has been initiated. Depending on the complexity of the legal issue and the response of the recipient to the letter, the issue will either be discussed at the upcoming monthly board meeting or in an interim meeting as mentioned. The association’s lawyer is invited to attend our monthly board meetings to discuss legal matters before the board or schedule a special meeting. Additionally, our association’s lawyer attends two of our open meetings with the community’s residents during the year. While the open meetings aren’t a time to discuss individual unit owner’s legal issues, the board has found that having our association’s attorney at these meetings brings a

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