Overview

Vinay B. Patel was born in Birmingham, England. Vinay’s experience includes representing insurance companies, business entities, property owners' associations, association board members, and individuals in a variety of commercial matters, including litigation and mediation in various disputes.

Vinay provides the following services for our Community Association clients:  

• Drafting Community Association Governing Documents
• Amending Community Association Governing Documents
• Creating the Non-Profit Corporation
• Providing General Corporate Representation
• Assessment Collection and Litigation
• Contract Review and Negotiation
• General Corporate Litigation
• Analysis, Interpretation, and Enforcement of the Community Association's Governing Documents
• Creditor's Rights
• Foreclosure
• Eviction Proceedings
• Property Tax Matters
• Counseling developer representation or committees in the pre-transition, transition and post-transition phases of a community development. 

Representative Experience

• Defended claims against property owners' associations and board members regarding claims involving board governance, enforcement of deed restrictions, challenges to lien foreclosures, architectural control committee decisions, and counter-claims in assessment disputes.
• Obtained injunctive relief enforcing restrictive covenants in property owners' associations.
• Representation of insureds in declaratory judgment disputes and disputes involving alleged violations of the Texas Property Code and the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
• Obtained summary judgment for client where Plaintiff sought injunctive relief and treble damages.
• Representation of non-profit entity in claim for breach of contract arising out of property damage dispute and mold remediation, resulting in mediated settlement.

Professional and Community Activities

• Member, Community Associations Institute - D/FW Chapter
• Member, Texas Community Association Advocates - Advisory Council
• Texas Minority Counsel Program - Networking Through Service Project
• Habitat for Humanity

Speeches, Articles and Presentations

• Overview of the 84th Legislative Session - Lunch and Learn Presentation Series (2015)
• Assessment Collections: "Everything You Needed to Know But Were Afraid to Ask" (2014)
• The Association's Foreclosure Sale Results in Ownership by the Association: Now What? (2014
• Xeriscaping: The New Turf War in Texas (2013)
• SBB Leadership Forum: Overview of the 83rd Legislative Session (2013)
• CAI Expo: The Extraordinary Importance of Contract Law
• Changes in Voting Laws for Property Owners Associations in Texas (2012)