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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I am new to the HOA concept and have thoughts about running for the board. However, there seems to be two concepts out there about the power of the boa
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Dear Kelly,
As the financial officer of my homeowners association, I am concerned about how we can collect our back dues when the owner goes into foreclosure. Do
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Dear Kelly,
We have no management company in our HOA for over a year. One board member is running the whole show, who is the secretary, treasurer, paid gardener and landsca
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Hi Kelly,
Must the board get a majority vote of homeowners to make their community common areas non-smoking? If the board got the vote would an amendment have to be added t
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Dear Kelly,
Managers’ pay: commission vs. non-commission. What should a board know about this when working with a management company? Is it a practice for vendor
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Dear Sir,
Can the board limit the percentage of renters in a common interest development?
If a certain percentage is reached, will that invalidate our senior citizen statu
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Dear Kelly,
Our HOA president has been working for one of the vendors that we use for some of the work around our complex. He did not disclose this information to anyone on
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Dear Kelly,
I purchased my condo last year. As of this year, I suddenly started hearing my upstairs neighbor’s footsteps when he walks across his condo (sounds like heavy f
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Dear Kelly,
When I bought my condo some thirty years ago, I signed and accepted the CC&Rs at the close of escrow; these included By-laws and Rules and Regulations. The vari
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Good Morning Mr. Richardson,
I am an avid reader of your column, longtime member of my association and currently a board member.
Over the weekend our manager as
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Dear Kelly,
I own and live in a unit which I thought all along was a condominium, but I just recently found out that it’s actually a PUD. What is a PUD and are t
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Dear Kelly,
I live in a large retirement park, age 55 and up. There is no limit on the amount of money the board can spend. They are increasing our dues, to the point many
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