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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCALÂ
Dear Kelly: Our board approved the old version of the bill SB323 as is to replace our current election rules. Recently we had our annual el...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Dear Mr. Richardson: Starting in 2022, all HOAs have the option of utilizing the acclamation procedures in Civil Code §5103 when “the number...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, HOAs were presented with a conundrum: Local health authorities prohibited gatherings of more than...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Hi Kelly, one of our board members sometimes is not available to attend meetings either in person or telephonically and has asked if he coul...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Kelly: Before our monthly board meetings, agendas are provided to each owner the week before the meeting. Occasionally the board schedules a...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Kelly, could you elaborate on the newly signed into law "term limits?" We have a 5-member board and 3 members have served many years. If t...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCALÂ
Dr. Mr. Richardson: I’m concerned about my board no longer publishing minutes of their open meetings. I’ve asked for minutes for six months...
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This article first appeared on Community Associations Institute (CAI) Ungated.
The continued presence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. has been forcing h...
 By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
The 2021 Legislative season in California has ended, and five good HOA bills (a record in recent decades) are becoming law. Assembly Bill (...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.
Kelly: With the Governor's executive orders on Covid rescinded in June, is there anything preventing boards from conducting in-person meetings ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
When a corporation acts, its minutes document and prove that it acted. If the minutes do not record that the board of directors by majority ...
It may not shock readers to know I have seen innumerable board meetings run far too long, exhausting volunteers and degrading the quality of the deliberations. Consider these...
