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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Hi Kelly, thank you for your weekly articles, I really enjoy them. Regarding your recent article, does the section 4741 approval of ren...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Dear Kelly: My HOA made a change in the CC&Rs. Renters must be approved by the board and nobody with a criminal record shall be approve...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
[Dear Readers: Last week’s column on views contained a significant typo. Views are NOT automatically protected in California. My inadvertent...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Dear Kelly: My HOA requires that trees be situated so “normal enjoyment of view by other lot owners shall be required.” It also says t...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Dear Kelly: I am on the Architectural Review Committee for our association. Recently homeowners have asked to attend the meetings. Wh...
Kelly, do you have any information regarding the expiration of CC&Rs? I’ve heard 20 years from the time of the recorded filing of the CC&Rs. My subdivision development of home...
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...
