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It may not shock readers to know I have seen innumerable board meetings run far too long, exhausting volunteers and degrading the quality of the deliberations. Consider these...
Dear Kelly:
My association has taken the stand that a side fence on a zero lot line single family dwelling that is entirely on the dwelling's property is shared 50/50 with th...
Dear Mr. Richardson: I received notice from my association that our management company resigned and that the association intends to self-manage. I am uncomfortable about the ...
[Apologies to Clement Clarke Moore]
'Twas the night before Christmas, and through the HOA community
Not a complaint was heard, and there existed pure unity;
The thank-you notes...
Over the many years I have been writing this column, the clear number one ranked dispute between homeowners and their associations regards records and information access. Thes...
Kelly, I attended my first HOA meeting and I noticed that the format is slightly different from city council meetings. Board members were provided a lengthy document prepare...
Are homeowners allowed to read or copy committee minutes? Our manager says no because they are not “standing committees” like the architectural committee. I say all records,...
Dear Kelly: Recently our board stopped dues collection for 6 months because they said some homeowners were experiencing financial hardship. The board has no plans to ask ow
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This year in Sacramento only one major HOA bill, Assembly Bill 3182, passed to become law effective January 1, 2021. The bill creates a new Civil Code Section 4741 banning “un...
Many HOA boards treat open forum as something to be endured, but if handled properly it can be a very positive feature of HOA meetings.
The law requires that all membership m...
Dear Mr. Richardson:
According to SB323 management is not allowed to participate in elections. But our management found a loophole – a spouse of one of the owners of the ma...
Kelly, I wanted to know if you have any information in regard to the expiration of California CC&Rs. I’ve heard 20 years from the time of the recorded filing of the CC&Rs.I
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