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Virginia Leadership Retreat: the Presentations

Day 2 of the Virginia Leadership Retreat featured a variety of presentations on topics related to Community Associations. Liz White of LeClairRyan delivered a presentation entitled "Setting the Standard for Board Meetings," during which she discussed strategies for proper and efficient meetings of boards of directors. The following is a picture of Liz delivering her presentation.

 

The Exhibits at the Virginia Leadership Retreat

Day 2 of the Virginia Leadership Retreat at the Homestead. At lunchtime on Saturday, in the exhibit room, the vendors set up their displays. LeClairRyan's Community Association Team spoke to the conference attendees about the firm's Community Association practice, and handed out a wide variety of prizes ranging from golf balls, to umbrellas, to leather travel mugs. Below, Pam Faber and Dan Quarles staff the exhibit table.

 

 

Friday Evening: Welcome Reception

 

Members of our LeClairRyan Community Association Industry Team have arrived at the 2nd Annual Virginia Leadership Retreat being hosted by the Community Associations Institute at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia this weekend. Approximately 120 CAI members and their guests from around the state gathered this evening for the welcome reception. Pictured below are members of our Community Association Industry Team. From left to right: Lori Schweller, Pam Faber, Will Sleeth, Megan Scanlon, Dan Quarles, and Elizabeth White, our team leader.

 

 

Pictured above are our CAI Team members with family member guests. Pictured, left to right: John Faber, Rachel Sleeth, Will Sleeth, Lori Schweller, Pam Faber, Valerie McDonald, Megan Scanlon, Dan Quarles, Jennifer Quarles, Elizabeth White, and Dean Short.

 

Arrival at the Homestead!

It's Friday afternoon, and the attendees are beginning to arrive to the Homestead for the annual Virginia Leadership Retreat conference. Under clear skies and cool weather, the participants get ready for the welcome reception. The following are some photos of the Homestead snapped by the LeClairRyan Communtiy Association Team.

Tune In To The Blog This Weekend For Live Updates From the Virginia Leadership Retreat!

The LeClairRyan Community Association Team will be blogging throughout the weekend live from the Virginia Leadership Retreat at the Homestead. (For those of you unfamiliar with the Virginia Leadership Retreat, it's the annual Virginia weekend conference/event sponsored by CAI that is exclusively devoted to the Community Association industry).

For those of you unable to attend the event, feel free to check in frequently for updates. Even if you're attending the event, we encourage you to check in with the blog for the latest reporting from the LeClairRyan team.

Records Inspection Requests by Members: An Overview

 A reader recently asked us to comment on members' rights to inspect their property owners’ association’s books and records, such as financial information and meeting minutes, pursuant to the Property Owners’ Association Act.

A member’s right to inspect records is not only governed by the provisions of the Property Owners’ Association Act, but also by the provisions contained within the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act. The provisions of the two acts must be read in conjunction with each other, and therefore the interested member should review not only § 55-510 of the Property Owners’ Association Act in order to understand his rights, but also §§ 13.1-932 – 934 of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act as well.

This blog post is limited to a discussion of the provisions contained within the Property Owners’ Association Act, and at some future time we will likely make a post regarding the inspection provisions contained in the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act.

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Blogging live from the Virginia Leadership Retreat

Have you signed up yet for the annual Virginia Leadership Retreat sponsored by CAI? This year's Retreat will be held on July 30, 2010 -- August 1st at The Homestead in Hot Springs.

The LeClairRyan Community Association Team will be blogging live from the Retreat with updates on all of the key events. If you can't attend the Retreat, be sure to check in regularly with the blog for timely posts on conference events and key speaker presentations.