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Hey Kelly,
A new owner in our condo complex rented it to tenants who installed security cameras on the exterior of their unit, one on their front door and one on their balc
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A notice of a disciplinary hearing is not the best kind of mail to open, but in common interest communities, that is how associations compel owners to be good neighbors. How o...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
You have a very enlightening column. Our board is now requiring approval of any architectural changes within the individual owner’s unit. Seems this is
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Dear Kelly,
Our HOA reserves are extremely low and our collections are growing worse by the day. We are a gated community, many with renters. Can we deny owners/renters acc
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I have been a director of a mid-sized association. About 90% of the homes are owner- occupied. For the last three years we have been unable to obtain a
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It is important to create good association operating rules and to make sure the rule topics required by statute are also covered, but all that is wasted if the association fai...
One important board responsibility is to adopt and enforce community rules. Developers, when creating common interest communities, provide CC&Rs and Bylaws (usually boilerplat...
Operating rules are often called “house rules” or “rules and regulations” by associations in California. Under Civil Code 4350(a), rules must be written, and under Civil Code ...
Dear Kelly,
Recently my family sold a house and paid over $700.00 in fees to the association, a large portion of which was for copies of rules and regulations to
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I am wondering, are HOAs required to have a “Reserve” account or it is just recommended?
Thank you,
P.P. Rancho San Diego
Dear P.P.,
Reserve acco...
Mr. Richardson,
I am one of a couple employees in a small, self-managed, association. Regarding opening the association records to owners. How much detail are they allowed
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Common interest development associations (aka “HOAs”) are governed by both state and federal Fair Housing laws. Fair Housing laws prohibit “familial status” discrimination, wh...
