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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 meeti
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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
Dear. C....
As the association’s service provider, I resolve to:
Number one:
- Follow the Golden Rule. [treating others how I want to be treated]
Proposals:
- Give the board t ...
As the association’s professional manager, I resolve to
Number one:
- Follow the Golden Rule.
Attitude check:
- Remember I am a professional, and will give the boa ...
I, the HOA member, resolve to:
Number one:
- Follow the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated.
My attitude:
- Not refer to the HOA or board as ...
As an HOA director, I resolve to:
Always:
- Follow the Golden Rule.
Reboot my attitude:
- I don’t control my neighbors, I serve them. An attitude of service will h ...
Dear Kelly,
Our board and manager are unable to conduct an election, and our election, already past due, remains supposedly at a future date “to be announced”. I
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Dear Kelly,
Our HOA recently held elections. I was a write-in candidate. I won a slot on the Board, but was disqualified because I did not notify the association in advance
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
Is there any restriction on note taking while inspecting election ballots in a delegate-based election? I believe copying is not allowed, but isn’t not
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Mr. Richardson,
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Last year, I volunteered to sit on the architectural committee for our HOA and it really opened my eyes to how an HOA operates. Applications for so
The California Legislature was quite active this year in creating laws affecting HOAs, as six bills take effect in 2018.
SB 2
Senate Bill (SB) 2, known as the “Building Home...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
My HOA has a board that changes all the time. People with agendas run and many times they leave after one year. The question is whether the HOA can con
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