Need HOA attorney. South Texas

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KarenV3 (Texas)
Posts: 5

Posted:

Hello. I am hoping someone can help me. We had an attorney in South Texas, Harlingen area. After no response or communication for several months, despite my reaching out to him, we were requested our retainer back and had to terminate him. The new dilemma is, we cannot find an attorney. I have reached out to no less than ten attorneys with no response or they don’t want to handle HOA work supporting the board. Can anyone provide the name of a competent responsive attorney? thanks for your help.

TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,080

Posted:

Here is a link from the San Antonio Chapter of CAI (community association institute). You may need to go that far to find an attorney for the HOA.

https://caisa.org/attorneys.php I personally have no idea if the attorneys listed are good, bad or indifferent. I simply know that they belong to that chapter (based on the website).

The posting rules prohibit the mentioning of names so I doubt you will get a specific recommendation.

KarenV3 (Texas)
Posts: 5

Posted:

Thank you. I appreciate any help and understand why specific names can’t be posted. I never realized it was so difficult to find responsive legal representation. Thanks again.

ElleN (Idaho)
Posts: 1,357

Posted:

I never realized it was so difficult to find responsive legal representation.

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JackS20 (North Carolina)
Posts: 275

Posted:

you dont' need an attourney, just google texas HOA law book. any question you have you just look in the book written by a texas hoa attourney and it will have the answer.

JackS20 (North Carolina)
Posts: 275

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you can even borrow the book online through the internet library https://archive.org/details/texashomeownersa0000cagl/page/n9/mode/2up However it is outdated 2nd version/

KarenV3 (Texas)
Posts: 5

Posted:

Thank you. That will certainly help with questions. I will still need an attorney to represent us if we go to court.

JackS20 (North Carolina)
Posts: 275

Posted:

texas lets hoa go to small claims court, for anything more major a lawyer is needed, but it's usually best to settle as attourney's going to court can get very expensive. many news stories about much was spent over petty issues.

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