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Dear Kelly,
My HOA is facing a perplexing issue – internet-based short-term rentals. I understand it is becoming more common. As we revise our CC&R’s, in...
While short term rentals present an opportunity for members to make a profit on their home when not in use, such rentals also present many potential problems for both the...
A lawsuit concluded in Las Vegas involving the Lamplight Village Homeowners Association in February 2018. A 15 year old boy in 2013 sat on a swing to send a text message....
Board meetings should be efficient and business-like events, but can unfortunately often be tumultuous and disorganized. Ineffective meetings frustrate directors, managers,...
Hi Kelly,
I live part-time outside the USA. I asked my (self-managed) HOA to send all available notices and disclosures to my secondary address, which I designated as my...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
I discovered that our small HOA has been in suspended status for the past 30 years. It is operated as a quasi HOA but in reality is more of a...
Hi Mr. Richardson,
How often should CC&Rs be changed, amended or restated? Our current one was prepared by the developer in 1979. How much does it usually cost to...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Recently I put a condo into escrow. The management company charges $750 for supplying current financial reports, CC&Rs, rules and regulations,...
The office of HOA president is often misunderstood, and very serious disfunction for associations and their boards, as well as heartburn for the president, can be the...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Thank you for writing for [our paper]. I find the questions and your answers very informative and useful. Can an owner within a HOA request in writing...
Mr. Richardson,
I am a new board member. The present board does almost everything in executive session. Then the president makes short announcements at the open board...
Dear Kelly,
Is there any agency – state, county or city – that oversees HOA boards? I am extremely frustrated by mine, and have been for years.
C.C., San Diego...
