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Hi Kelly,
I’m confused between “rules” and “CC&R’s”. Our board over the years has implemented new rules. What I don’t understand is: How is this different than making chang
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Mr. Richardson,
I live in a townhouse complex. The HOA is planning on termite tenting the buildings. My boss who is also a lawyer and real estate broker told me
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Mr. Richardson,Â
I very much enjoy your column. Can you recommend a source for a proxy form which is valid under California law for an HOA board of directors recall electio
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Hi Kelly,
I recently got a letter from an attorney demanding payment of back HOA dues on a house that I left in 2008. We got hit hard by the recession and were forced to fi
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Board meetings require balance. While nobody appreciates a meeting in which brevity is the only value, unduly lengthy meetings discourage and exhaust everybody – di
...Dear Kelly,
I live in a stock cooperative mobile home park. Do we come under the California HOA laws? If not how can we change to come under the California HOA laws. We do
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Dear Kelly,
I am the president of a small HOA. Some of the board members feel that it is ok to meet without calling a board meeting. They say that this has been the
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Dear Kelly,
Is it legal for our association board to take money and donate it to the police department because they think they are doing a good job? They also gave money as
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
We have one director who wants to wash their hair after exiting the pool at the outdoor poolside shower. The outdoor shower was intended for rinsing be
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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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