Articles

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

The first version of Civil Code Section 4741, banning “unreasonable” rental restrictions, became law in 2021, and also originally required H...

This article first appeared on CAI's HOA Resources by Laura Otto. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed new stresses on many Americans, including those living in community associ...

This article first appeared the CAI-CV, Quorum, October 2021 here.

‘Tis the season. For many homeowners, this time of year is eagerly anticipated and cherished. For some boar...

The 2021 legislative session was one of the most active legislative years impacting California community association law. Pressures of the California affordable housing crisis...

On October 19, 2021, Governor Newsom issued a State of Emergency proclamation effectively expanding the drought emergency statewide. The proclamation follows the Governor’s Ju...

by  Laura Otto 

This article first appeared on Community Associations Institute (CAI) Ungated.

The continued presence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. has been forcing h...

This article first appeared in Community Association Insider. 

Conflicts of interest can strip board members of the protections they otherwise might have under the business j...

 This article first appeared in Community Association Insider. 

Closed sessions are among the most frequently abused governance tools in community associations, according to ...

ESTABLISHING POLICIES FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM INSTALLATION REQUESTS

BY: JONATHAN R. DAVIS, ESQ.

This article first appeared in CAI-GRIE, Connect Magazine: 2021-Issue 3. To r...

This article first appeared in Community Association Insider. 

It’s one thing when a tenant occasionally doesn’t clean up after his dog. It’s another, says Scott Weiss, of co...

By Matt D. Ober, Esq., CCAL

Among the freedoms we enjoy is the freedom to choose whether to display the American Flag, and if so, how we chose to display the flag.  Indeed,...

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...