Articles
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefont Column
The legislative session ended August 31, and a number of HOA bills are on the Governor’s desk awaiting approval. Assemb...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
When the HOA president’s role is misunderstood, the result can be very serious board dysfunction, as well as stress a...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
The office of HOA president is important, but sometimes misunderstood. In most associations, presidents are selected ...
Governor Newsom signs AB 2692 Into law to facilitate rebuilding after the Eaton Canyon and Palisades Fires.
Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2692, as an urgency ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Kelly: I'm running for the board. Candidates to appear on the ballot had to apply by a stated deadline. I asked t...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Kelly: If our offsite owners use a management company to run their units and use the management company as their ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Hello Kelly: My HOA bylaws include a section that specifies that the board is required to form a "Nomination Committee...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Dear Kelly: I moved into my townhouse four years ago with the dry rot and termite situation apparent. I received a le...
By Matthew A. Gardner, Esq., CCAL
Summer often provides community association boards with a brief opportunity to step back from the pace of meetings, projects, and day-to-day...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Mr. Richardson: Can our HOA board unilaterally write off borrowing from the reserve account as a bad debt? After the ...
Reflections from CAI President Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, at the 2026 CAI Annual Conference
When my wife Stacy and I purchased our first home together in 1987, we were newly marr...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Dear Kelly: Our reserves are very very low - can the city or state take over our association? B.P., Huntington Beach
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