Articles
Dear Kelly,
I enjoy reading your column weekly and am hoping to join our HOA board in the near term. Can a new board member email results of board decisions to the home own
...
Dear Kelly,
I have been very unhappy with my HOA board and have attended three meetings these past three months to see if I could encourage more open communication between
...
Dear Kelly,
In our HOA an election was held recently. The ballots were not secret. The homeowners have reason to believe they were counted before the meeting, (t
...
Dear Kelly,
I was reading your column today and have a question I am hoping you can assist. I live in a condominium complex and we have several owners that have sma
...
Dear Kelly,Â
I understand from reading my local newspaper that you specialize in answering HOA questions. I hope you can entertain mine.
My HOA signed a new contract. I as
...
Dear Kelly,
I’ve been thinking of running for our association board. Is there a manual or other detailed, comprehensive source of information that describes how boards must
...
The California Legislature is very active this year (as it is most years) regarding common interest developments (the term used by state law for what most call “homeowner asso...
Dear Kelly,
Thank you for your column in the newspaper.
We recently purchased a condo and did some remodeling. We do have a city permit and the FINAL on the permit. Now ou
...
Who Pays for Skylight?
Dear Kelly,
I have been paying HOA dues for over 25 years. Part of the payment was a reserve for the replacement of the roofs. Some of the units are
...
 Bids From Manager’s Dad
Good Day Kelly,
Our manager has been submitting bids for work to be done in our community from her father-in law’s company.
These bids ha
...
Dear Kelly,
We recently purchased a home in an HOA. The CC&R’s say one thing but so many exceptions have been made to those CC&R’s that we feel they need to be upda
...
Association Types
Dear Mr. Richardson,
Would there be any use in asking for explanations of Condo, Townhouse, PUD, Patio Homes?Â
Yours,
D.F., Huntington Beach