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Dear Kelly,
Our board members look forward to reading your columns with great interest. A question was recently posed regarding residents using cell phones to allow entry...
Mr. Richardson,
Our HOA has regularly scheduled, monthly, closed meetings. Based on your columns this doesn’t seem right to me. What types of topics are to be...
Many Associations have policies regulating activities on a variety of topics, from water damage repair responsibility to pool use. But is it a “rule” recognized...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
I applied to my HOA Architectural committee to install solar panels on my roof, believing that Civil Code section 714 is quite clear that my...
On Friday, August 17, Governor Brown concluded the long journey of the California Law Revision Commission’s multi-year project to reorganize the Davis-Stirling Common...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
I recently discovered your “HOA Homefront” column in the newspaper and find it very valuable.
Your mention of the Davis Stirling Act has...
Kelly,
Thanks for your [recent] informative article regarding changes in the Davis-Stirling Act.
In the article you state that the board cannot “discuss anything...
Is Open Forum a necessary evil, or a valuable part of your board meetings? The law requires Open Forum to be a part of every open board meeting, under Civil Code Section...
Do you have a pet or not? You may think you do, but California law defines the term “pet,” at least for common interest development (CID) owners. Civil Code...
The Open Meeting Act (Civil §1363.05) is an Act within an Act; found in the middle of the Davis Stirling Act. The changes now in effect from 2011’s SB 563 are...
