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

This year Sacramento has been much more active regarding proposed HOA legislation, with at least nine bills introduced pr...

Leading the Way: CAI-CLAC 2025 Advocacy Week and Hot Bills

The CAI California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC) is approaching their annual Advocacy Week in Sacramento ...

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

Governor Newsom in late September signed three bills into law helping HOAs and their residents: AB2159, AB2460, and SB...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

Civil Code Section 5551 requires all HOAs to inspect “exterior elevated elements,” which are California HOA’s responsibility by December 31...

Governor Newsom Signs Assembly Bill 1458 (Ta) Providing a Path for Community Associations to Achieve Quorum Necessary to Elect Directors 

By Matt D. Ober, Esq., CCAL 

The ina...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

One byproduct of the pandemic was the explosive growth of virtual meetings for board meetings, and there has been confusion for three years...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

The Legislature is active this year regarding HOAs, and eight bills may significantly affect California associations. Last week’s column dis...

By Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, CAI-CLAC Delegate Emeritus   

As the Community Associations Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC) wraps up a successful Adv...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

After a few quiet years for HOAs in Sacramento, California’s legislature is quite active this year with at least eight bills proposing to af...

Assembly Bill 1410 (AB 1410) (Rodriguez) loses steam at the finish line and becomes law with a lessened impact on community associations.  

AB 1410 Amends Section 4515, and a...

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 many ...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Kelly - Thanks again for your recent informative column pertaining to new state laws pertaining to HOAs.  I would never say that the state s...