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Juliana Famili, Esq., comes to Richardson | Ober with a background in Real Estate Law and litigation. Juliana joins our growing general counsel team and will assist R | O...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
While 2021 was a banner year for positive HOA legislation, 2022 turned out to be less helpful in Sacramento for California HOAs. While...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Mr. Richardson: Meeting outside the regularly scheduled board meeting, the directors are meeting to review and accept the...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Dear Mr. Richardson: Does the HOA attorney represent the board or the HOA? If there is a conflict in different CC&Rs sections...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Technology continues to scream forward at an amazing pace – is your HOA keeping up and using technology for maximum benefit to your...
One of the many improvements made by the Legislature in 2012 to the Davis-Stirling Act was to group a variety of required disclosures into two very important disclosure...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Dear Mr. Richardson: During the Covid shutdown, the board used Zoom to hold meetings. Now that we are able to have in-person...
If the HOA president role is misunderstood, the result can be very serious board dysfunction, as well as stress and risk for the president.
First, it is critical to...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.
Mr. Richardson: The president of our homeowner association decided she was overwhelmed with responsibilities and there was a need for a paid...
Our firm is growing and is looking for experienced, talented and enthusiastic attorneys to join our team either as employees or independent contractors, on-site or remote....
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.
Hello Mr. Richardson, word has it that our association president has not paid association dues since the beginning of the pandemic. How can I...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.
Dear Kelly,
Our HOA has suspended reserve deposits, borrowed from reserves without disclosing to members the full borrowed amount or the...
