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Hello Mr. Richardson,
What is hoa? I just glanced at your article in the newspaper entitled “Peace among HOA neighbors.” You use the word “hoa”...
Happy New Year! Consider these resolutions to start the new year, which may help your common interest development association to become a more positive community.
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Dear Sir,
My CC&R has expired, what’s the right legal action to opt out the community. What does opt out mean exactly. Would there be any option to leave the HOA...
Mr. Richardson,
I was wondering if you would answer a question for me.
We have a Board member who is literally sleeping with the association’s property supervisor,...
Dear Sir,
I have some very important questions and I totally trust your input after reading your column now for quite a while.
Our association board consists of 3 people....
Hi Kelly,
What recourse does a Board pursue when they cannot get information from owners on tenants residing in their community such as names, phone numbers?
I am not sure...
Many Associations have policies regulating activities on a variety of topics, from water damage repair responsibility to pool use. But is it a “rule” recognized...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Our Budget committee had 2 board members out of its 7 total members. With our recent election, another committee member has joined the board. If...
Dear Sir,
Appreciate your column in the newspaper on HOAs. Is there a way to force a Board to allow the membership to vote on an issue without calling for a recall?
Thanks...
As a lawyer, I would have to plead “guilty” to being persnickety (to use a Latin term) regarding the correct use of legal terms. In the world of common interest...
Dear Mr. Richardson,
I applied to my HOA Architectural committee to install solar panels on my roof, believing that Civil Code section 714 is quite clear that my...
Unfortunately, in common interest developments the reserve account is often overlooked or even deliberately ignored as unnecessary. This is unwise, because the reserve fund...
