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If one is involved in a decision affecting or involving that person uniquely as opposed to the community generally, that is a conflict of interest. Directors and committee...
Many associations struggle with a poor manager relationship, resulting in a frustrated board or a terminated manager. However, such struggles can sometimes arise from the...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Does the HOA board have an obligation to put homeowners’ reasonable comments, questions and other details in the minutes? For example, several...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Our management company recently advised the board that they could no longer discuss any HOA business via “group” emails in...
Hello Mr. Richardson,
I own a two bedroom condo with a balcony. We live in the area where a lot of smoke from a busy boulevard, so the balcony needs to be washed often. We...
Dear Sir,
How is it legal for a mobilehome park HOA to be registered with the government as a condominium association? What ramifications does that have on our CC&Rs?...
So-called “bare walls” insurance plans are often discussed in associations trying to limit the cost of water damage claims. In a bare walls approach, the HOA...
Hi Kelly,
My spouse and I read your column regularly.
Recently our HOA called a meeting to let us know they want to change our CC&R’s specifically to have...
Dear Kelly,
I own units in many different HOAs, including one in Huntington Beach.
The HOA board has recently promulgated new rules regarding qualifications required for...
A fundamental HOA purpose is to preserve the association’s architectural theme, typically protected by rules administered by an architectural committee or the board....
Associations are normally created with an initial architectural and landscaping theme which boards are responsible to protect and preserve. Condominium association boards...
Hey Kelly,
A new owner in our condo complex rented it to tenants who installed security cameras on the exterior of their unit, one on their front door and one on their...
