Why Choose Callahan & Blaine for Your HOA Defense
With experience as real estate attorneys representing more than 100 different homeowner associations, or HOAs, Callahan & Blaine specializes in community association law and understands the range of legal problems that community associations can encounter with homeowners, vendors, builders, maintenance contractors, municipalities and perhaps most of all, insurers.
The firm assists with interpreting, amending, and ensuring adherence to governing documents, which are crucial for the legal framework of HOAs. Find out how your association can benefit from our experience with the effective resolution of contract, tort, hoa disputes, hoa fees, and insurance coverage issues in court. Contact Callahan & Blaine Orange County HOA attorneys to discuss your situation and strategic options with an AV-rated* lawyer.
We’ve stood for HOAs in court as plaintiffs, defendants, and on many occasions, both. Litigation between associations and third parties can start out as relatively simple claims by one party against another, then expand as each side discovers additional causes of action or counterclaims, impleads additional defendants, or runs into insurance coverage problems for issues that didn’t come up in the original complaint. Our experience with HOA law and the successful resolution of lawsuits involving HOA’s governing documents can represent a source of confidence for our HOA clients under the fast-changing and complex fact patterns that these cases can represent.
Our experience with the successful resolution of lawsuits involving homeowner associations can represent a source of confidence for our HOA clients under the fast-changing and complex fact patterns that these cases can represent. We provide specialized legal assistance and legal counsel to homeowners associations, ensuring compliance and protecting their interests.
Sophisticated Litigation Strategies for HOAs
Here’s an example: Homeowners who suffered property losses in the Whittier landslides some years ago sued our HOA client for damages. Our attorneys not only successfully handled the defense of the homeowners’ claims, we also accomplished the following:
- Defeated an action brought by the association’s insurer for a declaration that there was no coverage for the homeowners’ claims
- Sued the insurers for bad faith and breach of contract
- After thorough investigation, sued 10 cross-defendants under various theories of liability for the landslide losses
- Sued the insurers’ attorneys for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty
Net result: Callahan & Blaine eventually obtained a settlement of over $8 million on behalf of the HOA and its homeowners from the insurers, the attorneys and the cross-defendants. Our client was relieved of any liability to the original plaintiffs. Our firm’s legal expertise extends beyond real estate law, ensuring comprehensive representation for HOA-related issues.
Contact Us To Speak With An HOA Attorney Today
Callahan & Blaine’s homeowners’ association lawyers have national reputation for excellence. Our ability to turn a defense posture into attack represents a particular strength in any complex civil action and has proved especially valuable for our HOA clients in Orange County and Southern California. For additional information about our experience as trial counsel to homeowner associations in the region, contact our office in Santa Ana.
