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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.

Last week’s column reviewed the roles and boundaries of each HOA team member. While sometimes it can seem frustrating for volunteer leaders to ad...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

For many years, advising associations was at times very stressful, as boards would sometimes disregard my best advice for them.  However, a ...

By  Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Dear Kelly: What, if any, significance is there when a board fails to comply to post an agenda four days prior to a board meeting. Is the o...

By: Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Dear Mr. Richardson: With the new election law (effective 1/1/20) removing term limits for board members, does this mean the HOA no long...

By: Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

When buying property in a common interest development (“HOA”), one automatically becomes a member.  Here are 14 items to consider before cl...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

California Civil Code Section 4525 requires specific important disclosures be provided to members upon request, to give to prospective buye...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Hi Kelly: Regarding your recent article on virtual board meetings, is it permissible for the board to also be virtual?  That is, do we nee...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Kelly:

Because of the type of work I do at home, I was required to install a security system in my condominium including a front door cam...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Good morning Kelly. In our recent HOA meeting, one question raised was, “Why isn’t our CC&R’s on the HOA’s website?” The answer from our m...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Mr. Richardson: I am a veteran trying to get a VA refinance, but the VA wants an HOA for our house. We live on a two on a lot, with anothe...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Before the pandemic changed our world in early 2020, who knew about WebEx, Zoom, or RingCentral, or the many other virtual meeting platforms...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

When a corporation acts, its minutes document and prove that it acted. If the minutes do not record that the board of directors by majority ...