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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront Column

Civil Code Section 4525 requires that specific important disclosures be provided to members upon request so they can ...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column  

Mr. Richardson, I have a question regarding clarification of Civil Code 5115 - An "election" vs a "recall"? If bylaw...

Boutique real estate law firm with statewide and national reputation has an exciting opportunity for a motivated associate with 6 to 10 years of experience to handle real esta...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column 

Congress in 2021 enacted the Corporate Transparency Act, a law designed to help law enforcement and intelligence agen...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column

Governor Newsom in late September signed three bills into law helping HOAs and their residents: AB2159, AB2460, and SB...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column

Governor Newsom in the past few days has signed into law three bills helping HOAs and their residents: AB2159, AB2460,...

Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, CAI-CLAC Delegate  Emeritus; Elections Task Force Chair

ELECTION RULE CHANGES

Electronic Voting Is a Reality

The Community Associations Institute's ...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column 

Kelly: My HOA bylaws authorize a board of seven directors, but only three members attended a recent board meeting bec...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column

Mr. Richardson: What is the correct way to look up condo or PUD while trying to get an insurance policy? We looked at ...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column 

Question: In an attempt to make board meetings brief, they have taken to voting the "consent calendar" as one agenda ...

Richardson | Ober is proud to welcome our newest Associate, Alexandra Sortino, Esq.

Alexandra comes to Richardson | Ober LLP with a background in business law and constructio...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column

Hello Kelly. How many consecutive elections by acclamation? Our HOA board with management approval held a 3rd consecut...