Articles
Dear Kelly,
Do I, as a homeowner, have a right to see the contract between the HOA and a vendor? I have no desire to stir up problems. I appreciate your weekly c...
Hi Kelly,
I live in a 100+ unit condo complex without HOA earthquake insurance. I have CEA earthquake insurance for my home. Have you written any articles I coul...
Hi Kelly,
I was interested in your recent answer that a club’s storage space would not be considered exclusive use common area. Statewide there are thousands of HOAs with s...
Hi Kelly,
I live in a condo complex in which the restricted common area is the front and back yards of each unit. The board says it has the authority to grant permission to...
Kelly,
Our HOA recently had a total board recall and election. The new (self- appointed) president handed out terms based on votes received, with three two-year
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Dear Kelly,
In our recent HOA election, one new member was elected but resigned six weeks later. There is an all-out war between the four remaining directors. All business
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Kelly,
Our board instituted an ethics policy for all directors and committee members. The first requirement is that all nominees for directors sign a confidentia...
Good morning Mr. Richardson,
I discovered a problem with my deeded garage. Long story short my deed does not reflect the garage I was given. I have been fighting to retriev...
Dear Kelly,
I am in an HOA of free-standing homes. Our CC&Rs require that satellite dishes cannot be visible from common areas or HOA streets. Yet, several members have ins...
Kelly,
I am a member of my HOA board. Our prior management company had done all of our investments (from our direction) for our reserve funds. FDIC insured CD’s were used a...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Our HOA has operating and reserve investment funds. The monthly assessments include amounts to increase the reserve account balances. Interest earned o...
Dear Kelly,
Is there any legal requirement for the reserves to be at any levels or is it a recommendation by the state? Can an HOA be taken over by the state if it is under...
