Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is pleased to announce that Carl Weiner, Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice, recently testified at a hearing before the Pennsylvania Senate Urban Affairs Committee at the request of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) relating to Senate Bill 802. Carl testified as to the need at the county level to create a database which identifies associations, provides a basic description of the land area and number of units and provides information about the infrastructure maintained by the association. Currently, there are approximately 10,000 community associations in Pennsylvania but no means of determining where they are and what land and infrastructure they control. 

As Carl stated, “With municipal governments increasingly delegating responsibility for maintenance of roads, water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure to private associations, it is crucial in protecting the public safety and welfare of the 2.8 million Pennsylvanians who live in associations--- for local government to be aware of these associations.”

For over two decades, Carl N. Weiner has handled an enormous array of real estate law matters for Delaware Valley clients, ranging from zoning and land development to real-estate financing and acquisition. He is widely regarded as one of the area’s leading attorneys in association law, based on his work in the development of over 15 condominium and homeowners’ associations and ongoing representation of numerous associations. A past President of the Pennsylvania/Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of the CAI, since 2009, he has served multiple terms as Chair of its Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee. A graduate of Boston University School of Law in 1981, Carl received his undergraduate degree from Brown University in 1978.

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is one of the leading law firms in Eastern Pennsylvania providing legal counsel to businesses, municipalities and individuals in such areas as business law, litigation, real estate matters, municipal law, trusts and estates, family law, criminal law and personal injury matters. The firm’s singular focus is on achieving the best possible result for its clients. For more information, please go to www.hrmml.com.