Articles

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Column

Good community rules and regulations (“operating rules,” per Civil Code Section 4340) protect the community and encourage neighb...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

This article first appeared in the CAI Nevada Chapter’s Community Interests, February 2026 Issue.

A well-run world only needs a James Bon...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column 

Civil Code 4926 permits 100% virtual meetings as an alternative to solely in-person or hybrid board meeting formats. ...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront Column

Dear Mr. Richardson: I asked our HOA management company about owners displaying flags inside windows, on individual u...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column 

Dear Mr. Richardson: Our HOA board recently changed the rules without notifying owners. Does this invalidate the changes? ...

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...

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

Mr. Richardson: Our HOA holds open forum for homeowners at the end of the agenda. You have suggested that it should c...

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

HOA discipline is a necessary evil. Residents don’t like being told what to do, while at the same time some rules are neces...

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...