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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,
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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
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,
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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
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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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I’ve lived in my condo 3 years. Since I’ve been here the association dues have skyrocketed. The management claims assessments are owed. Is there some l
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Mr. Richardson,
I have been on our HOA board for eleven years, we have an election every year but we never receive enough ballots from owners to meet quorum. We have to go
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Kelly,
I enjoy reading your articles. With the issue of renting by the day/week becoming red hot in the San Diego market, can the HOA amend the bylaws/CC&R’s to
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
The subdivision of single family homes where I live was built [about 20 years ago]. There may have been an HOA at that time, but by the time
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Dear Kelly,
When it comes to an owner choosing an insurance company for condominium insurance for the inside of the condo, would the best course be to choose the same compa
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