Susan was named recently to the Community Association Institute’s Virginia Legislative Action Committee (“VALAC”). VALAC monitors legislation affecting Virginia community associations in which more than 500,000 homeowners reside. VALAC is known as the “resource for providing accurate, timely, influential input to Virginia legislators.” You can follow Legislative Updates regarding community associations for the upcoming General Assembly session here.

Susan has long been an active participant in the CAI as a Board Member and Past President. If you have any legislative suggestions, call or send an email.

Virginia Gazette has a new feature called Ask A Pro. We’re going to be providing regular commentary and answering questions so click here and join the action!

Big day today as the guys from Signarama are here to put up our sign and logo. Clients and friends have been wandering around New Town looking for us, now there is no excuse! Thanks to Greg Robinson at OneWaveMedia for an excellent job on our logo.

Check out more photos as we post them on our Facebook page.

Check out our April 2011 Newsletter that includes the details of our new location! We completed our move to New Town and have unpacked “most” of the boxes. Our blogging output has been a bit light the past couple of weeks as we prepared to move, but we’ll be back at it next week!

• Implementing a Complaint Procedure – Slideshow Presentation: Download this Slideshow Presentation Susan Tarley m… #
• Tarley Robinson Virginia Law is out! ? Top stories today via @gatewood5000 @resipsaapps #
• Looks like bill to increase Va. General District Court jurisdiction to $25,000 will pass http://ow.ly/3TNzl #
• CDC Review Finds No Link Between Chinese Drywall and 11 Reported Deaths in U.S. including 1 in Williamsburg http://ow.ly/3TMZG #
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• Overnight snow on the ground in Williamsburg and nothing is canceled or delayed. That has to be a first for the modern era. #
• Just a shoutout to RT @SalsByVictor: new website. Recovering nicely after devastating fire a couple of years ago. http://fb.me/PUSX2Nwv #
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• TarleyRobinson Williamsburg Daily is out! ? Top stories today via @hittjw @weddlady @alisonheittman @vagazette #
• 2 Minute Drill for 2011-02-09: Maybe this plan will work? RT @rocketmatter: Get More Done: A Round Up of Timers .. #
• The Tarley Robinson HOA Daily is out! ? Top stories today via @tarleyrobinson @minn_hoa_law @hoamgtcom #
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• Maybe this plan will work? RT @rocketmatter: Get More Done: A Round Up of Timers To Keep Lawyers Productive #
• When must an HOA release a lien? http://ow.ly/3T1FG #HOA #
• Update on HOA bills in the Virginia General Assembly. http://ow.ly/3T1pV #HOA #
• Using your company computer and company email account to email your attorney may be a bad idea. http://ow.ly/3T1jS #
• We have helped HOAs with this, and it can work RT@hoasoftware Code of Conduct can benefit HOA/Condo Association Boards. #
• Ford's Colony Country Club bankruptcy update. Relief from stay denied. Revisit in March. Ticking clock. #Williamsburg #
• Update: mortgage assignment recording bill killed in General Assembly http://ow.ly/3SZ9i #VirginiaLaw #
• Twitter Updates for 2011-02-08: The Tarley Robinson HOA Daily is out! ? Top stories today v.. #

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February Tarley Robinson Newsletter

Topics include a discussion of email scams. Also, we’re sure that you have already made your diet or exercise New Year’s Resolutions. Hopefully you are still on track! For your homeowners association, here’s a simple, but effective and invaluable list of suggested New Year’s Resolutions.

• The Tarley Robinson HOA Daily is out! ? Top stories today via @condobusiness @hoasoftware @seacondoatty #
• Condo unit financing: no easy proposition | Inside Business: via @addthis #HOA #
• James City Co. incubator welcomes new clients | Inside Business: via @addthis #
• Tarley Robinson Virginia Law is out! ? Top stories today via @sharonnelsonesq @fairfaxbar #
• How important are state statutes and case decisions in governing your HOA?: We discussed Governing Documents for… #
• Ask your legal question and get it answered! http://ow.ly/3Si6U @vagazette #
• RT @Lawyerist reasons to separate Business from Personal on Work Computer http://goo.gl/fb/AoCpP More reasons on our blog http://ow.ly/3ShUt #
• Hampton Roads builders buying and fully remediating Chinese drywall houses to resell. http://ow.ly/3ShzG #
• Norment bill to benefit one person in York County clears committee in General Assembly http://ow.ly/3ShxN http://ow.ly/3ShxO #
• Middlesex County: Real estate appraisals reports declining values http://t.co/reFExN4 Headline says "steady values" #
• The Roots rock Charter Day at W&M http://t.co/S4aKorC @VaGazette @Questlove @WMnews #
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In S8721, S. Amend.4753 amending H.R.4853, there is some good news with respect to the long in limbo future of federal estate and gift tax legislation for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.   Further, it appears that the estate and gift tax amendments are likely to pass both houses of Congress this year, though nothing is certain in the current legislative environment.

Under the proposed legislation, the amount of a decedent’s taxable estate excludable from estate tax would be $5 million.  For years beginning in 2012, the exclusion amount would be indexed for inflation.  While the provisions of the proposed legislation will sunset with the entirety of the proposed tax package, this time as of December 31, 2012, the inflation index provisions as to these provisions may be an indication that there exists some consensus that the estate and gift tax components of the current tax bill may represent appropriate long-term policy.

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Tarley Robinson December Newsletter

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Many HOAs have board members who are also attorneys. Attorney board members can provide valuable input as board members but have to be careful not to provide legal advice. The attorney board member’s experience and training help with identifying legal issues, framing those issues for the board, and presenting the questions with clarity to the HOA’s counsel. The attorney board member’s legal experience likewise aids attorney board members in helping the board understand the import and implications of legal advice received, and in the board’s adoption and implementation of appropriate actions in light of that counsel.