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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Mr. Richardson: If the Association bylaws state that a director can only be removed by a 51% of the Membership, c...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA HomefrontÂ
Living in HOAs and governing HOAs can seem frustrating at times, but there are reasons for that frustration and sometimes re...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Civil Code Section 4525 requires that specific important disclosures be provided to members upon request so they can ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column Â
Mr. Richardson, I have a question regarding clarification of Civil Code 5115 - An "election" vs a "recall"? If bylaw...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Congress in 2021 enacted the Corporate Transparency Act, a law designed to help law enforcement and intelligence agen...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Governor Newsom in late September signed three bills into law helping HOAs and their residents: AB2159, AB2460, and SB...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Governor Newsom in the past few days has signed into law three bills helping HOAs and their residents: AB2159, AB2460,...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Kelly: My HOA bylaws authorize a board of seven directors, but only three members attended a recent board meeting bec...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Mr. Richardson: What is the correct way to look up condo or PUD while trying to get an insurance policy? We looked at ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Question: In an attempt to make board meetings brief, they have taken to voting the "consent calendar" as one agenda ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Hello Kelly. How many consecutive elections by acclamation? Our HOA board with management approval held a 3rd consecut...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Good morning, we have a small HOA. Currently, we are conducting both membership and board meetings in person or by Zo...
