Articles
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Determining which type of management services is best for the HOA is a very important HOA board decision. Even the smallest associations...
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...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Kelly, I’m in a dispute with my association. The doors facing the outside of my condo (original doors) have extensive dry-rot. I say...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Some of the most important HOA decisions must be made by membership vote, but many associations cannot make those decisions because they...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
CC&Rs and bylaws are governing documents that normally can only be amended by a vote of the HOA membership. However, there are...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Dear Kelly: Our board approved the old version of the bill SB323 as is to replace our current election rules. Recently we had our...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Dear Mr. Richardson: Starting in 2022, all HOAs have the option of utilizing the acclamation procedures in Civil Code §5103 when...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, HOAs were presented with a conundrum: Local health authorities prohibited gatherings of more...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Hi Kelly, one of our board members sometimes is not available to attend meetings either in person or telephonically and has asked if he...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Dear Kelly: We're a small association, so even the idea of boards and directors is beyond what we could hope to have. We barely had three...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Dear Mr. Richardson: We had an election where 3 people ran for 2 positions and the second and third place vote-getters tied. Without...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Kelly, recently an owner had a matter which she wanted to bring up during the “Homeowner’s Forum” but she could not...
