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Hi Kelly,

I’m confused between rules and CC&R’s. Our board, over the years, has implemented new rules. How is this different than making changes to the CC&R’s, which would

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Attorney Richardson,

We were recently informed by our management company that under the Davis-Stirling Act, we now need to have a collection policy in place. We also need t

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Mr. Richardson,

Shouldn’t the board be pursuing legal action against homeowners who are in-default of their association fees? I spoke with one of the members of the Board,

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Dear Sir,

You have mentioned the open meeting law. You still have not addressed the board going into secret meetings called executive sessions. These meetings are attended

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Hi Kelly,

Recently, some board members from other HOAs and I got together to discuss issues we have in common and best practices other HOAs have tried. One president, from

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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I have read your article on exclusive use common areas and don’t get whether in a planned development the decks and balconies are in this category. [In o

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Dear Kelly,

There is a pending vacancy in our board, and our new president hinted that he will name his wife to the vacancy. I don’t see anything in our laws that prevent t

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Hello Kelly,

A company that the general membership voted to select is performing work at our complex. In researching the selected company’s contractor’s license, it was dis

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Dear Kelly,
Recently our manager sent the following to the board: “Can I give the homeowner approval to install?” This responded to a board member submitting, on behalf of a

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Dear Mr. Richardson,

We own a house and a rental house in a homeowners association. The association directors are proposing to raise the HOA dues on rental units because of

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