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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 âhouse rulesâ or ârules and regulationsâ 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 âReserveâ 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 âHOAsâ) are governed by both state and federal Fair Housing laws. Fair Housing laws prohibit âfamilial statusâ discrimination, wh...
On April 7, 2017, Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-40-17, formally ending the drought emergency, which can be read in its entirety at https://www.gov.ca.gov, the Govern...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
A board member also owns several properties elsewhere. An HOA vendor told me that this director demands, and gets, âdiscountsâ from the vendor for work
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Hello Mr. Richardson,
I recently received a letter from our management company, that all owners that rent their units out must submit a copy of the agreement to the managem
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Hello Mr. Richardson,
Your articles are a wonderful resource for all involved with CIDs. I try to never miss an article.
This past year we got a new manager and there has
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Many condominium buyers do not understand what they bought until long after becoming an owner. Condominiums consist of two elements: A âseparate interestâ, called the âunitâ, ...