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Dear Kelly,
I live in gated country club community. Do I have the right to read the employee guidebook?
K.B., Palm Desert
Dear K.B.,
The Davis-Stirling Act lists a num...
Hi Kelly,
We continue to enjoy your column and value your responses. You are providing a valuable service in educating those of us who live in homeowner associat
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Mr. Richardson,
We are part time residents in a large ungated mobile home HOA community. We own the lots and the city maintains the streets. The association allows 1 pet, t
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Kelly Richardson,
Our HOA was formed about 1960. We have filed SI-100 with the state as required. We have never filed any state or federal tax forms.
The HOA is a
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Kelly,
What rights do I have to review the complete CC&Rs including addenda added in the past twenty plus years we lived in this community? I do not require them to
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Dear Kelly,
Who is responsible for repair of the water supply lines inside building walls between units of the same stack?
J.R., Los Angeles
Dear J.R,
You asked the $6...
Kelly,
I live in a condo in Laguna Niguel, CA. I have a small patio (ground level). It would be really nice to be able to have a slightly larger patio. There is a common ar
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Kelly,
Our board hired a landscape architect to give a proposal on redoing our entrance area. The proposal includes replacing original asphalt with pavers and installing or
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Mr. Richardson,
Our HOA has regularly scheduled, monthly, closed meetings. Based on your columns this doesn’t seem right to me. What types of topics are to be considered in
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I’m on the Board of a 20 year old complex. We have over 200 units. The CCR’s state that all pets in the common area must be kept on a leash, even cats.
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Kelly,
I have a serious question for you. I will quote to you a paragraph from the [HOA’s] Newsletter:Â
“SERIOUS FINANCIAL PROBLEMS: Several homeowners are being foreclose
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
Our Board adopted a “Code of Ethics” prohibiting any board member from discussing HOA issues with any other member outside of a regularly scheduled Boa
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