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Dear Mr. Richardson,
Thank you for writing for [our paper]. I find the questions and your answers very informative and useful. Can an owner within a HOA request in writing
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Mr. Richardson,
I am a new board member. The present board does almost everything in executive session. Then the president makes short announcements at the open board meeti
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Dear Kelly,
Is there any agency – state, county or city – that oversees HOA boards? I am extremely frustrated by mine, and have been for years.
C.C., San Diego
Dear. C....
Dear Kelly,
Our board and manager are unable to conduct an election, and our election, already past due, remains supposedly at a future date “to be announced”. I
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Dear Kelly,
Our HOA recently held elections. I was a write-in candidate. I won a slot on the Board, but was disqualified because I did not notify the association in advance
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
Is there any restriction on note taking while inspecting election ballots in a delegate-based election? I believe copying is not allowed, but isn’t not
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Mr. Richardson,
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Last year, I volunteered to sit on the architectural committee for our HOA and it really opened my eyes to how an HOA operates. Applications for so
Dear Mr. Richardson,
My HOA has a board that changes all the time. People with agendas run and many times they leave after one year. The question is whether the HOA can con
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Hello Kelly,
Months ago, I requested permission to have a small satellite dish placed on the side of my home. I never received any reply. I ordered the service and the dish
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I live in California where it is legal to grow 6 cannabis plants. What can our HOA do about this?
P.F., Newport Beach
Dear P.F.,
As you know, Cali...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Am I correct in my thinking that our Board can set up a fine schedule without the vote of the membership?
Thank you,
A.P., Newhall
Dear A.P.,
Ass...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Our HOA is mandating that each unit in our complex be tented for termites. The HOA is stating that there is precedent under California law to force hom
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