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

Mr. Richardson – Our HOA reserves for replacement are severely underfunded.  The board recognizes this deficit and is...

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

Question: Our board has a member whose participation is perfunctory at best. He rarely responds to emails or participa...

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

Dear Mr. Richardson: If the Association bylaws state that a director can only be removed by a 51% of the Membership, c...

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

Living in HOAs and governing HOAs can seem frustrating at times, but there are reasons for that frustration and sometimes re...

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...

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,...

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 ...