Todd A. Sinkins

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Todd A. Sinkins

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Falls Church T: 703.280.3393 F: 703.259.6534
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Todd A. Sinkins

Todd A. Sinkins

PARTNER
tsinkins@whitefordlaw.com
FALLS CHURCH
T: 703.280.3393
F: 703.259.6534
Biography
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Sinkins represents property owners’ associations and condominium associations of all sizes, including large master associations in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
 

Recognitions

  • 2019 Out-going Board Member award given by the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Association Institute for outstanding service
  • 2019, inducted into the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Association Institute’s Hall of Fame, with special recognition for his work with the DC Legislative and Legislative Action Committees
  • 2013 District of Columbia Public Advocate of the Year awarded by the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Association Institute
  • 2012 District of Columbia Public Advocate of the Year awarded by the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Association Institute
  • 2006 Rising Star Award from the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Association Institute
  • 2007 District of Columbia Public Advocate of the Year awarded by the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Association Institute
  • 2008 Educator of the Year awarded by the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Association Institute
  • 2012 Volunteer of the Years awarded by the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Association Institute
 

Memberships & Activities

  • Fellow: College of Community Association Lawyers (2020)  
  • Member: Fairfax Bar Association
  • Member: Federal Bar Association
  • Board Member: Community Associations Institute - Washington Metropolitan Chapter (2013 – 2019)
    • Government and Public Affairs Committee
    • Amicus Committee
    • District of Columbia Legislative Active Committee (2006 - present); Chairman (2008 - 2014)
    • Virginia Legislative Committee (1999-2019)
  • Member: CAI's National Amicus Committee
  • Member: CAI's National Policy and Government Affairs Committee
  • Represents community associations in discussions with local jurisdictions and developers to ensure the developer fulfills its developmental responsibilities owed to the Association
  • Represents community associations on covenant enforcement cases
  • Regularly represents new condominium associations in construction warranty defect litigation
  • Represents community associations in claims relating to the underfunding of the association by the developer
  • Represents multiple associations in annexations and mergers with neighboring property
  • Prepares and reviews contracts with service providers for community associations
  • Advises Boards of Directors for community associations ranging from small townhome communities, mixed-use high-rise condominiums to large-scale master associations on issues relating to the operation and governance of the association and enforcement of the association’s governing documents
  • Draft Rules and Regulations for community associations
  • Defends community associations against claims of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Fair Housing Act
  • Provides training to directors and committee members for condominium associations, homeowners associations and large-scale master associations.
  • Prepares amendments to condominium instruments and homeowners association documents.
  • Represents condominiums, cooperatives and homeowners associations in obtaining financing for renovations and new-construction
  • Represent community associations in obtaining amendments to zoning restrictions
  • Represent community associations against developers proposing to develop property adjacent to such community association
  • Represents condominium associations in opposing liquor license applications
  • Represents community associations against telecommunication companies relating to breach of contract claims and in negotiating access and bulk service agreements
  • Represents Residential Associations in negotiations with developers regarding acquisition of land or space owned or controlled by the Residential Association
INSIGHTS

Speaker: "Insurance Claims, Water Damage and Remediation," FirstService Residential (October 2, 2025)

Speaker: "Managing Casualty Loss and Insurance Claims," CAI Washington Metro Chapter Conference and Expo (March 8, 2025)

Speaker: "Don’t Bogart My Doobie! The Impact of Marijuana Declassification," CAI Law Seminar (January 31, 2025)

Speaker: "End Times: Terminating a Common Interest Community," CAI Law Seminar (February 15, 2024)

Presenter: "Corporate Transparency Act: New Challenges For Community Associations," Webinar for the Community Association Institute (January 31, 2024)

Speaker: "The Penumbra of Privacy: What Is A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy In A Common Interest Development?," CAI Law Seminar (January 13, 2024)

Presenter: "Fair Housing Law," Webinar for FirstService Residential (April 2022)

Presenter: "Virginia Community Association Law," Webinar for FirstService Residential (April 2022)

Speaker: "District of Columbia Legislative Update," CAI Washington Metro Chapter Conference and Expo (March 2022)

Speaker: "Fair Housing Law," Community Association Management Professionals (November 2021)

Presenter: "Virginia Legislative Update," Webinar for FirstService Residential (June 2021)

Presenter: "COVID-19 Townhall," Webinar for CAI Washington Metro Chapter (June 2021)

Presenter: "District of Columbia Legislative Update," Webinar for CAI Washington Metro Chapter (November 2020)

Presenter: "COVID-19: Opening Amenities during Pandemic; Community Associations: Returning to Normal," Webinar for Sahouri Insurance (July 2020)

Presenter: "Operating community associations during COVID-19, Business Continuity in a COVID-19 Environment," Webinar for Kustom, Inc. (June 2020)

Presenter: "Managing Virginia community associations through Covid-19," Webinar for Gates Hudson Community Management (April 2020)

Presenter: "Managing community associations in the District of Columbia through Covid-19," Webinar for EJF Realty (April 2020)

Speaker: "District of Columbia Legislative Update," CAI Washington Metro Chapter Conference and Expo (February 2020)

Speaker: "TRENDS: Religion in Community Associations: Fair Housing or Free Speech?," CAI Law Seminar (January 2019)

"For homeowners associations and condo boards, the show must go online," Washington Post (2021)

ARTICLES

August 20, 2025

Client Alert: Changes to the Virginia Ombudsman Complaint Regulations

The Common Interest Community Board amended the Complaint Regulations effective August 1, 2025. These regulatory changes pertain to those circumstances where a person files a complaint against an association as the first step in initiating the process that typically culminates in a referral of the Complaint to the Virginia Common Interest Community Ombudsman.