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Mr. Richardson,
I am the treasurer of a committee, which is the bank for funds raised by our various clubs and organizations. We use those funds to pay for projects. This...
Dear Kelly,
Hi, I can’t begin to tell you how many of us faithfully read your weekly column in the newspaper.
My question is this – Our association...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Our HOA directors regularly nominate themselves as chairs of respective committees within the community. Needless to say, pet projects of individual...
Hello Mr. Richardson,
Our HOA board is composed of 5 members, and is updating the CC&Rs and bylaws. The board created a committee composed of 3 board members who have...
Mr. Richardson,
I have been under the impression that a change to the laws in California no longer allowed proxies for elections. We almost never get a quorum on the first...
Dear Kelly,
What penalty, if any, is imposed on a management company which does not disclose to the boards of their clients whether or not their manager is certified? I...
Mr. Richardson,
If a member is delinquent on their monthly assessment and goes through foreclosure and the bank takes over the home does the bank pay the...
Kelly,
Can an association have a line item on the reserve study called “Updating Governing Documents”? Governing documents are recommended to be reviewed and...
Some associations suffer damage from financial abuse, which can be every bit as devastating as a fire, except that this financial damage might not be covered by insurance....
Kelly Richardson,
I read your article in the paper, referencing homeowner association meetings and the Open Meeting Act (Civil Code 4900-4955). Prior to open board...
Dear Kelly,
Is it a conflict of interest to have a homeowner be the manager? As the President of a small HOA I was asked this question. I believe it would be a conflict....
Hi Kelly,
We were recently told that unless you post for all to see that there will be an “Executive Session” at a board meeting, then you can’t have...
