Articles
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Dear Mr. Richardson: Our HOA board recently changed the rules without notifying owners. Does this invalidate the changes? ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column
Corporation are legal fictions - a game of pretend in which fictional entities are created registering with the state. Once...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column
Dear Kelly: Do bylaws allowing action without a board meeting supersede Davis-Stirling Act requirements? My HOA’s bylaws pr...
 By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column
Question: Our HOA requires minutes of all committee meetings, including those involving vendor interactions. When I reques...
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. ...
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 in the CAI Channel Island Chapter’s Channels of Communication Magazine.
California’s Civil Code Section 4926 allows com...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Dear Kelly: Can a person not on title actively participate in board meetings? C.P., Los Angeles
Dear C.P.: Only mem...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
In the HOA world, corporate formalities can often seem to discourage and frustrate quick decisive action. However, t...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Dear Mr. Richardson: Our board has been in place for over 10 years. Bringing new members on board has not been succes...
By Matt D. Ober, Esq., CCALÂ
This article was originally written for HOA Organizers Newsletter. You can view it here.Â
The Basics On Director Roles And Responsibilities
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Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
In 2005, Harold Medina, then a real estate newspaper special section editor, asked for articles on HOA law issues. The na...
