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Hi Kelly,

I was interested in your recent answer that a club’s storage space would not be considered exclusive use common area. Statewide there are thousands of HOAs with s...

Hi Kelly,

I live in a condo complex in which the restricted common area is the front and back yards of each unit. The board says it has the authority to grant permission to...

The typical condominium project consists of three categories of property – the “separate interest” (normally called the “unit”), the common area, and a subset of common area c...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued revisions to its condominium lending rules, effective October 15, 2019. In 2009 HUD began predicating FHA cond...

When a homeowner fails to pay their share of the association expenses, the board is duty-bound to pursue the unpleasant but necessary task of compelling the member to pay. The...

Most associations find committees helpful. Here are some tips to maximize their value to the HOA:

1. Committees can be “ad hoc,” i.e., temporary, or ongoing

Committees typic...

Dear Mr. Richardson,

Our HOA has operating and reserve investment funds. The monthly assessments include amounts to increase the reserve account balances. Interest earned o...

Dear Kelly,

Is there any legal requirement for the reserves to be at any levels or is it a recommendation by the state? Can an HOA be taken over by the state if it is under...

The “Open Meeting Act” (Civil Code Sections 4900-4955), requires at Section 4925(b) that all membership meetings and board meetings have a time set aside for members to speak....

Dear Mr. Richardson,

Our board is considering banning informal meetings in common areas. To me, this sounds like a violation of the constitutional right of assembly, but ar...

This year Sacramento presents another spring season full of ideas for HOAs – some bad, some good, and some well-intentioned but needing revision.

SB 323

Senate Bill 323 is a...