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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
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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 suc
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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
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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 pro
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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 Un
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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 a
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Ms. Richardson,
Recently we have had issues with projects and proposed projects that involve city regulations versus CC&R restrictions. Our board seems to think that the re
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Mr. Richardson,
Is there a formula to help determine what is a reasonable amount to hold in reserves for a homeowners association?’
J.L., Los Angeles
Dear J.L.,
There ...
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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Hi Kelly,
Thanks for your weekly articles. I have 2 questions.
First, should the Board conduct the election meeting, allowing the manager to assist, advise and count ballo
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