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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column

One unpleasant but necessary aspect of board service is disciplinary action against unneighborly behavior by members. ...

This article first appeared in HOAleader.com. Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, is a regular contributor to help inform community associations. 

An HOAleader.com reader asks: “I underst...

This article first appeared in HOAleader.com. Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, is a regular contributor to help inform community associations. 

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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column

HOA discipline is a necessary evil. Residents don’t like being told what to do, while at the same time some rules are neces...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column

After the lightning-fast adoption of major amendments to Civil Code Sections 5850 and 5855—proposed and passed in just four...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column

Mr. Richardson: Proxy given to a non–owner, who becomes a board member. Does he become proxy for the other owners? L.H., Sa...

This article first appeared on HOAleader.com Tip of the Week here.

In this week's tip, we help a reader who wrote in asking if their condo/HOA board can kick a troublesome ow...

SB 770 (Allen) would make changes to Civil Code Section 4745 and remove the requirement that Owners add their association as an additional insured. The purported  goal of the ...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column 

Hi Kelly: When homeowners make assessment payments, our management company first applies the payment to prior outstanding ...

By Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL

This article first appeared in the CAI Channel Island Chapter’s Channels of Communication Magazine.

California’s Civil Code Section 4926 allows com...

Richardson | Ober proudly announces that Alisa E. Sandoval, Esq. has been promoted from Senior Associate to Partner. After a decade of leading our litigation department, Alisa...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront Column 

Dear Kelly: Can a person not on title actively participate in board meetings? C.P., Los Angeles

Dear C.P.: Only mem...