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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I am wondering, are HOAs required to have a “Reserve” account or it is just recommended?
Thank you,
P.P. Rancho San Diego
Dear P.P.,
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Mr. Richardson,
I am one of a couple employees in a small, self-managed, association. Regarding opening the association records to owners. How much detail are they...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
A board member also owns several properties elsewhere. An HOA vendor told me that this director demands, and gets, ‘discounts’ from the...
Hello Mr. Richardson,
I recently received a letter from our management company, that all owners that rent their units out must submit a copy of the agreement to the...
Hello Mr. Richardson,
Your articles are a wonderful resource for all involved with CIDs. I try to never miss an article.
This past year we got a new manager and there has...
I hope all is well. Thank you for your great HOA articles.
What is the definition of internal installations of the unit? Are pipes in the wall considered internal...
Hello Mr. Richardson,
Long story short, the members have all been reluctant to get involved on our board for many years. They are all fine with someone else doing it.
Our...
Mr. Richardson,
Regarding water cutbacks and dead lawns, can an HOA require homeowners who stopped watering to replace their dead lawns with other types of ground cover...
Mr. Richardson,
In the spirit of shedding light on HOA governance would you please write about the difference between regular open board meetings and the annual homeowners...
Dear Kelly,
Our president has delegated our property manager to run our homeowners meetings and he acts like the board works for him and has to agree with everything he...
Hi Kelly,
Just read your article [on exclusive use common area] and was wondering the implication (pro and cons) and cost of transferring an exclusive common area into a...
Kelly,
Our HOA prohibits washers/dryers in upstairs units. When this rule was adopted, owners who already had washer/dryers were allowed to keep them but no more would be...
