Articles
Dear Mr. Richardson,
I started attending committee meetings on regular bases. Today, at the Landscaping committee, I was asked to leave the meeting by the chairperson, so t
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Dear Kelly,
I have been very unhappy with my HOA board and have attended three meetings these past three months to see if I could encourage more open communication between
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Dear Kelly,
In our HOA an election was held recently. The ballots were not secret. The homeowners have reason to believe they were counted before the meeting, (t
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Dear Kelly,Â
I understand from reading my local newspaper that you specialize in answering HOA questions. I hope you can entertain mine.
My HOA signed a new contract. I as
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Dear Kelly,
I’ve been thinking of running for our association board. Is there a manual or other detailed, comprehensive source of information that describes how boards must
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Dear Kelly,
Thank you for your column in the newspaper.
We recently purchased a condo and did some remodeling. We do have a city permit and the FINAL on the permit. Now ou
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Who Pays for Skylight?
Dear Kelly,
I have been paying HOA dues for over 25 years. Part of the payment was a reserve for the replacement of the roofs. Some of the units are
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 Bids From Manager’s Dad
Good Day Kelly,
Our manager has been submitting bids for work to be done in our community from her father-in law’s company.
These bids ha
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Foreclosed Home
Dear Mr. Richardson,
How do we collect past dues on a condo which was foreclosed? I am Secretary on the board. A homeowner walked away from the pro
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Meeting Disruption
Dear Kelly,
I am on a board of beleaguered directors. We have a homeowner that is out of control. She disrupts meetings with rants and accusatio
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Dear Kelly,
Our community’s Age Restrictions state: “no person shall occupy, reside in, or use any dwelling unless one of the residents is 55 years of age (as the q
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