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Reader Questions - Absentee Proxies, Absentee Meetings Jan 19, 2015

Dear Kelly,

We are in the process of assembling an electronic address file. I am interested in your recent comments about obtaining quorum proxies from absentee...

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Reader Questions - Who Decides? Lot Line Adjusting Jan 12, 2015

Dear Mr. Richardson,

I am new to the HOA concept and have thoughts about running for the board. However, there seems to be two concepts out there about the power of the...

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Reader Questions - Short Sale, Reversing Director’s Discipline Jan 05, 2015
 

Dear Kelly,

As the financial officer of my homeowners association, I am concerned about how we can collect our back dues when the owner goes into...

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Reader Questions - Inoperative Associations Dec 29, 2014

Dear Kelly,

We have no management company in our HOA for over a year. One board member is running the whole show, who is the secretary, treasurer, paid gardener and...

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Reader Questions - Smoking Bans, Flags Dec 08, 2014

Hi Kelly,

Must the board get a majority vote of homeowners to make their community common areas non-smoking? If the board got the vote would an amendment have to be added...

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Reader Questions - Manager Disclosures, Board Composition Dec 01, 2014
 

Dear Kelly,

Managers’ pay: commission vs. non-commission. What should a board know about this when working with a management company? Is it a practice for...

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Reader Questions - Rentals Nov 24, 2014

Dear Sir,

Can the board limit the percentage of renters in a common interest development?

If a certain percentage is reached, will that invalidate our senior citizen...

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Legislative Recap 2014 Nov 17, 2014

2014 was the first year of the relocated and reorganized Davis Stirling Act, but the legislators did not give the Act much rest. At least 32 bills proposed in the 2013-2014...

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Tips for the Prospective Member Nov 10, 2014

When buying a common interest property, you automatically become a member of an association. Here are a “baker’s dozen” of items to consider first:

1....

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Reader Questions - Director Compensation Nov 03, 2014

Dear Kelly,

Our HOA president has been working for one of the vendors that we use for some of the work around our complex. He did not disclose this information to anyone...

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Reader Questions - Noisy Floors Oct 27, 2014

Dear Kelly,

I purchased my condo last year. As of this year, I suddenly started hearing my upstairs neighbor’s footsteps when he walks across his...

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Partial Payments of Assessment Delinquency OK Oct 20, 2014
 

Since the assessment collection procedures were changed by the legislature in 2005, many have questioned whether associations were required to accept partial...

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