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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...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
[Spoiler Alert: Community Associations Will Survive.]
It was a tumultuous year in Sacramento due to the pandemic. Only one major HOA bill m...
By Daniel C. Heaton
This article appeared in CAI-GRIE, Connect Magazine: 2021-Issue 2. To read more, click here.
5 Tips to Court Approval of Your CC&Rs Amendment
By all ac...
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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Mr. Richardson: Help! During a monthly meeting, I presented a petition signed by many homeowners concerning the color that they were going to paint the complex – we wanted ...
From presidential debate stages to courtrooms to families to HOAs, civility is becoming so rare, it should be considered endangered. Differences of opinion are no longer allow...
Richardson | Ober is thrilled to welcome Amanda M. Fisher, Esq., as the newest Associate to our expanding general counsel team.Â
Amanda comes to R|O with a diverse background...
Hi Kelly,
There is going to be an assessment at my condo and we are being told that we all must pay equally even though a number of us will have no benefit from the work be...
Dear Kelly,
Apparently my HOA made a change in the CC&Rs. The HOA requires that any prospective tenants must be approved by the board, and that no applicant who has a crimi...
By Matt D. Ober, Esq., CCAL
For those who need a break from guiding your children through home schooling or distance learning, your community association playground may soon ...
