Articles
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
As we give gifts to loved ones and friends during the holiday season, most HOA members probably donât consider giving to their community man...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCALÂ
Hello Mr. Richardson,
Our HOA is claiming that 2019âs SB 326 ("Balcony Law") adds to the Davis-Stirling Act and requires the homeowners to...
This article first appeared on CAI's HOA Resources by Laura Otto.Â
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.
âTis 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...
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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...
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...
Kelly, do you have any information regarding the expiration of CC&Rs? Iâve heard 20 years from the time of the recorded filing of the CC&Rs. My subdivision development of home...
[Apologies to Clement Clarke Moore]
'Twas the night before Christmas, and through the HOA community
Not a complaint was heard, and there existed pure unity;
The thank-you notes...
Over the many years I have been writing this column, the clear number one ranked dispute between homeowners and their associations regards records and information access. Thes...
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...
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...
