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Kelly,
Can an association have a line item on the reserve study called “Updating Governing Documents”? Governing documents are recommended to be reviewed and updated (by th
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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. Oth...
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 meetings
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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. Ca
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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 one. (We do, of course
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Mr. Richardson,
Our Board increased monthly assessments by exactly 20% without bringing it to the members for a vote. Is this legal? Is the law we must vote on a
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Good Morning Mr. Richardson,
Our association wants to amend our bylaws to increase the number of persons elected to the board. Do you have to fix the number to be elected o
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Dear Kelly,
Our HOA permits homeowners to maintain small areas of common area with the understanding that the homeowner will pay for returning the area to the care of the H
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Dear Kelly,
Can the board of a condominium meet without the manager to discuss board business and take action as long as the agenda is posted? Can board members meet to dis
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Dear Kelly,
Immediately after the election of the board the new board members go into executive session to determine who will be the officers for the following year. This a
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Kelly Richardson,
We have lived in three HOAs over the past 30 years. What we have found lately is that no one wants anything to do with the HOA. It is almost impossible to
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Mr. Richardson,
I was an officer of a small condo association for about 10 years. There were 3 of us officers originally and as they moved away or just quit doing anything
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