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The “Jalisco Condo Manual – Second Edition” Has Been Delayed!

The “Jalisco Condo Manual – Second Edition” was originally scheduled to be published in July, 2015. Unfortunately, there has been a significant delay in this new edition because we need to include details from two ongoing and important issues:

1. We are currently walking a condo through the entire process of SAT registration, bank account set-up, contracting of an accountant, and regular financial reporting – to be sure they fully comply with the new tax laws. Once this is done, we'll have a detailed real-world guide on how to do this for the new edition of the book. Not surprisingly, this is taking longer than expected.
2. A high court in Jalisco has ruled that Article 1032 (that allows a condo to sell the property of a delinquent owner at public auction) is unconstitutional as written. Because this is such a key article, as well as a vital weapon in a condo's arsenal against delinquencies, this has significant impact on how to sue a delinquent owner. We are walking a test case through the Jalisco courts with a modified method of suing that we believe circumvents the legal problem. Once we figure out how this can be done successfully, with the end result being the removal of the delinquent owner from the condo, we'll include complete details and procedures in the new edition. The case is progressing well, but such things always take longer than you might expect.

Since these are both vital issues affecting condos, we have decided to wait until we have all the information before completing the new edition. This will make the new book much better and more relevant! Unfortunately, at the time of writing this post, we are still a few months away. We believe that the finished product, however, will be worth the delay.

We hope you understand, and thank you for your patience.

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“Jalisco Condo Law in English” Has Been Updated!

The “Jalisco Condo Law in English” has been updated to its Second Edition.

Since the first edition was published in June of 2011, legislation has been amended, and we've discovered more laws that are relevant to condo administration. We've also improved the translation and notes of the existing chapters based on experience, plus feedback and questions from users of the first edition.

Throughout the book, text and translations were edited for more clarity and additional detail; vague pronoun references were further resolved, and all gender-specific pronouns were replaced with the singular “they” form – legislation must always be gender neutral; inline notes in the translations were added or expanded to more fully explain concepts or legal terms and processes; and typefaces were changed to make the book easier to read.

Six New Sections Were Added

With new translations of relevant laws:

• Part 5 – Obligations of Neighbours: contains rules in the Jalisco Civil Code that neighbours living anywhere (inside or outside of a condo) must follow.
• Part 9 – Legal Signatures & Electronic Transmissions: contains the Jalisco Civil Code definitions of a legal signature, and articles that allow proxies to be emailed or faxed.
• Part 11 – Limitations on Collecting Debts: contains the Jalisco Civil Code section that restricts collecting fees from delinquent owners to two years.
• Part 12 – Income Tax & IVA: contains the 2014 federal laws governing the income tax, bank account, and IVA (value added tax) obligations of a condo.
• Part 13 – Rules for Public Property Auctions: contains the state laws governing the public auction held when a condo has forced the sale of a property under Jalisco Civil Code Article 1032.
• Part 14 – Preventative Injunctions for Lawsuits: contains the state laws governing methods of protecting the condo's interests when forcing the sale of a property by preventing title changes, liens, mortgages, or other encumbrances during the process.

Significant edits and improvements were also made to: Part 1 – Brief Overview of Mexican Law, Part 2 – Road Map to the Jalisco Civil Code, Part 3 – The Jalisco Condo Law, Part 4 – Co-Ownership, Part 7 – The Public Registry of Property (formerly Part 6), Part 10 – Civil Associations (formerly Part 8), and Part 15 – Example of Sanctions (formerly Part 9).

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Coming Soon – An Online Edition of the “Jalisco Condo Law in English – Second Edition”!

Later this year, we're launching an exciting new development for condo owners and administrators – an online version of the “Jalisco Condo Law in English – Second Edition.”

It works well as a companion to the printed edition, or as an alternative to it.

Every article of every code or law that appears in the book will be available in the online database.

You first select the code or law you want to see. You can narrow this down to a particular section, or a particular chapter, or view the entire law.

You will then be shown all articles that were excerpted and translated in the book that match your selection.

These are presented in a side-by-side format showing the original Spanish text alongside the English translation.

The article view is searchable in English or Spanish (accents are ignored in a search). This will reduce the displayed articles to only those containing the word or phrase you searched for.

In addition, the format is designed specifically for mobile devices. You can use all these features, and view the translations, on a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop – at your convenience.

Access will be by yearly subscription, and additions and updates will be available to you instantly – no need to wait for the next edition of the book!

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Future Plans...

Another updated book: The “Jalisco Condo Manual – Second Edition” is expected by July 2015.

Future web site additions: we plan to add subscription-based, in-depth video training modules covering each main topic from the “Jalisco Condo Manual – Second Edition.” Each topic will be broken into sections, with reviews and quizzes to help you assess your online learning. You'll be able to access these at any time to suit your schedule.

Condo Site Hosting: we plan to add hosting and design services for condo web sites. A condo web site is the most efficient and effective communication tool available to a condo administration. You'll be able to have a customised web site, specifically designed to suit the needs of your condo, up and running in a few days. Maintenance and content additions can be done by anyone. All this for a one-time setup fee, plus a modest annual hosting fee.

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Jalisco Condo Law in English – Second Edition

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An updated version of the first edition of the “Jalisco Condo Law in English” published in 2011. It has improved translations plus six new sections with 80+ more pages of even more laws relevant to the administration of a condo. Includes the new 2014 tax laws!

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To see the topic coverage in detail, click HERE for a PDF preview of the Table of Contents, the Introduction, a list of Changes From the First Edition, an excerpt from the Road Map to the Jalisco Civil Code, selected excerpts of the translated codes and laws, and the Index.
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State law has regulated condos in Jalisco with its Civil Code since 1995, and is binding on both the condo administration and all owners. Would it surprise you to learn that many condos don't follow the Jalisco condo laws?

This should concern you, because it exposes your condo to potential consequences down the road that could result in financial costs or decreased property values.

Unfortunately, many condominiums:

• don't correctly collect condo fees
• don't hold proper owners meetings
• don't carry out proper votes at these meetings or
• don't have a correct administrative and management structure

In most condos in Canada or the US, there's high compliance with provincial and state condo laws. The same does not occur in Mexico – especially with condos that are run by foreigners. The administration of these condos often has no knowledge of the details of the condo legislation – in some cases, the Board is unaware of the very existence of the law.

If you're an owner, or if you're part of your condo's administration, you need to know what the law says, and what the proper procedures are.

If you're considering buying a condo, you need the knowledge to find out if the condo is being run properly – before you buy into potential trouble.

A major part of the problem is that the condo legislation is written in Spanish, and there has been no high-quality translation designed for use by foreigner-run condo administrations.

This 260+ page book (50% bigger than the first edition!) contains the complete text of the Jalisco condo law translated into English plus additional laws that are relevant to a condominium. It's presented in a unique side-by-side format, with both Spanish and English paragraphs perfectly synchronised. You can always refer to the original Spanish at any time.

As well as a high quality translation, there are inline comments and notes to help clarify certain passages, issues, and legal terms.

A few of the topics covered by the condo legislation, and contained in this translation:

• types of condominiums & how they're created;
• format of the condo by-laws;
• definition of common property;
• rights and duties of owners;
• repairs, maintenance, and improvement work;
• duties and authority of Administrator & Council (Board);
• types of owners meetings and their purpose;
• voting at each type of meeting – they differ significantly;
• fees:- their purpose and how they should be assessed – including a requirement for reserves;
• late penalties for delinquent owners;
• disputes between owners; and
• debt collection & suing a delinquent owner.

This book also contains translations of other legislation related to condo management and day-to-day operations:

• limitations on collecting debts,
• income tax & IVA,
• property auctions,
• injunctions,
• powers of attorney & proxies,
• legal signatures,
• obligations of neighbours,
• co-ownership,
• public registration of documents,
• legal entities,
• associations, and
• sanctions.

SPECIAL FEATURE
Road Map to the Jalisco Civil Code – an index of the entire Civil Code – every book, title, and chapter is listed.

The Road Map has three synchronised columns: the original Spanish titles, the translated English titles, and notes explaining various legal concepts, and showing the article number range for every chapter of the code.

There's much more to the Civil Code than just the parts that are relevant to a condo. With this powerful tool, you can easily find the part of the code that pertains to any topic that affects you. As well, you can quickly find the section of the code that applies if you've only been given an article number. The Road Map is extensively indexed.

The book's comprehensive index lets you quickly and easily find all the references in the law to many topics about condos and their administration.

This is the perfect companion book to the “Jalisco Condo Manual.”

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To see the topic coverage in detail, click HERE for a PDF preview of the Table of Contents, the Introduction, and the Index.
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A step-by-step guide and reference manual for Mexican condominiums.

• If you own a condo apartment or a house in a gated condo, you should be aware of the most common mistakes your condo administration could be making that can affect the value of your property.
• If you're a member of a condo administration, you owe it to yourself and the homeowners you represent to make sure your condominium is being run properly, efficiently, and in compliance with the state condo law.
• If you're thinking about buying a condo, you need to be able to tell whether the condo is being administered properly. This could directly affect both your experience as a resident and your property value.
• If you're a real estate agent, you owe it to your clients to know how to spot problems with the running of the condos they're looking at.

You've probably found that there's widespread misinformation about the nuts and bolts of running a condo in Mexico – assuming you can find any reliable info at all!

Much of the problem comes from unsubstantiated opinions or keeping the status quo. Some early condos made mistakes when they were set-up, and these have been continued by new condos copying them! Eventually, poor (and often, illegal) practices become the standards on which new condo administrations are based. The real problem is that detailed and accurate information has not been available to you. Until now . . .

This book grew out of the author's own frustration with this same problem. After doing several years of research, he gathered all the information needed to help you properly administer a condo according to the Jalisco condo law, and organised it for you into a single book. At first, you can use it as a learning guide, and then as a day-to-day reference.

In this book you'll learn:

• The two different types of condo meetings, their purpose, and how they're run
• How to correctly carry out votes and elections (including use of Rules of Order)
• The correct way to charge fees, and how to collect overdue accounts
• The rights and duties of owners, the Administrator, and the Council (Board)
• How to overcome owner dissatisfaction by using effective communications
• And much more . . .

As well as all this in-depth information, you also get many sample forms and other documents, as well as WORD and EXCEL templates – all of thse are valuable in the day to day running of a condo. This is a 150+ page BONUS when you register the purchase of your book online. Click HERE for a PDF preview of the BONUS Pack's Table of Contents.

If you've already bopught a copy, you can register your copy and download your BONUS Packs here:

This is the perfect companion book to the “Jalisco Condo Law in English – Second Edition.”

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