Articles
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column
 Last week’s column reviewed the roles and boundaries of the various HOA team participants. While sometimes it can seem fru...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Advising HOAs used to occasionally be very stressful, when directors would sometimes argue with me or a board would di...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
The Business Judgment Rule (hereafter, “BJR” for brevity) protects directors from personal liability if the board er...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCALÂ
Association directors are unpaid volunteers serving their neighbors – so is it fair that they could be sued for their volunteer work? The ...
The following is a summary of the new legislation impacting community associations that was signed into law this year. Unless otherwise noted, all laws outlined below take eff...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
A major new case, Eng v. Opperman, was decided by the California appellate courts on December 19, and was certified fo...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Serving as HOA directors is a high responsibility, as the directors on the board are elected or appointed to make most...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Mr. Richardson, a careful reading of the election statutes indicates non-members still have ways to be HOA Board ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
2025 brought HOAs 4 new bills signed by the Governor, one which took effect July 1, and three that will take effect Ja...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Kelly: We are a HOA with no condominiums. Most of our homeowners have an 240V outlet in their garage to charge their ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Kelly, we thought it was not legal to use any HOA facilities or resources for political purposes. A HOA resident has a...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Kelly: Did state law change reconvened quorums to 20% for all associations, effective 1/1/2025, or must associations c...
