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Kelly,
I enjoy reading your articles. With the issue of renting by the day/week becoming red hot in the San Diego market, can the HOA amend the...
The Open Meeting Act is a law within a law, found within the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act at Civil Code Sections 4900-4955. A common misconception is that...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
The subdivision of single family homes where I live was built [about 20 years ago]. There may have been an HOA at that time, but by the...
Dear California Legislature,
Each year you address HOA bills which often respond to specific narrow issues or complaints. Except for the California Law Revision...
Although most HOA decisions are made the board, some of the most important ones must be by membership vote. However, an amazing number of associations struggle to attain...
In order for a common interest development to make a membership decision or board decision, “quorum” must first be attained. Quorum is a Latin word meaning...
Dear Kelly,
When it comes to an owner choosing an insurance company for condominium insurance for the inside of the condo, would the best course be to choose the...
Association election contests can be controversial, and proxies all too often add to the controversy.
What is a proxy?
A proxy is a document by which one association member...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
I was reading Civil Code 4715. That says associations can no longer prohibit owners from having a pet (defined as any domesticated bird, cat, or dog)....
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Our board frequently adopts new rules, generally following the required process of providing 30-day notice prior to voting at an open meeting.
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
Our board meetings consist of two parts. A closed meeting is convened with the board members and the manager discussing “sensitive”...
Some myths are not only wrong, but harmful. Here are ten HOA myths which create problems for communities:
1. Governing documents are boilerplate
Most HOA homebuyers...
