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Mr. Richardson,

After my HOA approved my drought-tolerant design, they asked me to add ‘more & bigger plants’ which violates Civil section 4735(e). Are the regulations stil...

Hello Kelly,

I enjoy your column and have learned so much from reading it religiously. I have 2 questions:

1. A petition to recall a board member received sufficient signa...

Hi Kelly,

My HOA sent out a proposed policy for owners wanting to install solar power systems installed on a roof shared with other units. I am not anxious to have any cont...

Assembly Bill 2912

The most important new legislation changing how HOAs will operate is Assembly Bill 2912. AB 2912 began with the statement that its purpose is to “take impo...

Hi Kelly,

Thank you for helping people understand HOA laws!

Civil Code 4925(b) states “The board shall permit any member to speak at any meeting…” (executive sessions excl

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September 30 was the last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature in 2018. Many bills affecting HOAs were signed, and two were vetoed.

SB 261

Th...

Hello Mr. Richardson,

Our board announced that audio recordings of meetings would no longer be allowed. What are your thoughts on this? Does this action by the board violat

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The federal Housing and Urban Development Department (“HUD”), adopted regulations in September 2016 which for the first time prohibited sexual harassment within housing accomm...

Last week’s column discussed SB 1265, a terrible bill for HOAs. There are several other bills which, if passed, would make major and minor changes to HOAs in 2019, and they ar...