Articles
Closed-Sessions
Richardson,
Is it legal for the board of directors to hold meetings with an agenda and exclude all other homeowners. These meetings are therefore s
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Is Our HOA Incorporated?
Hi Mr. Richardson,
I read your column recently about making sure my HOA is active. I went to the Secretary of State web site and typed in
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Dear Sir,
We live in a community with many common areas. There is a common area behind our home with a large slope that has very large trees growing on it. One t
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Dear Kelly,
In my townhouse complex, an owner plants his own personal fruit and vegetable garden on Association property. He has potted containers (from 30 to 16
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Limit on Assessments
Hello Kelly,
I have a question for you. I have owned my condominium unit since 1984. When my husband and I purchased our condo the dues were $
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Member Petitions
Dear Kelly,
Our By-Laws limit the board from spending over $3000 without 2/3’s owner approval. We tried to increase that a couple years ago, but t
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Management Dissatisfaction
Kelly,
Our board works harder than our property manager. How do we fire him? I just want the best property and I don’t think our manager
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Minutes, Rules Challenges
Dear Kelly,
Is it common for a board secretary to have the management company representative take meeting minutes? I do not see anything in our b
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Motorcycle Noise
Hi Mr. Richardson,
Our Board refuses to enforce the CC&R provision prohibiting the operation of motorcycles in the complex. To change the CC&R’S requires
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Depositing Reserve Funds
Dear Mr. Richardson,
I enjoy reading your columns in the paper very much.
One of the HOA’s that I belong to has a minute, but I think adequate, r
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Dear Kelly,
I live in gated country club community. Do I have the right to read the employee guidebook?
K.B., Palm Desert
Dear K.B.,
The Davis-Stirling Act lists a num...
Dear Kelly,
My husband is president of an HOA with less than 20 townhome units. Although the bylaws prohibit any president serving over 4 years, my husband has serv
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