Articles

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

[Last of a 5-part series]

1.  Being an HOA attorney is not simply a job. Being trusted to guide communities is an honor and...

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

[part 4 of a 5-part series]

1.  The client is the HOA corporation, not the President or any individual director. Ma...

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

[Part 3 of a 5-part series]

1.  Managers are the HOA’s most important service providers. HOAs don’t work well without...

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

1.  HOA living involves a tradeoff of independence in exchange for the benefits the HOA provides. Someone unwilling to...

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

[Readers: Five consecutive installments will address boards, homeowners, managers, vendors, and HOA lawyers.]

Gover...

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

Question: If the board decides to change any rules shouldn't those rule changes be placed on the open general session ...

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

Many associations struggle with a poor manager relationship, resulting in frustration for both sides.  However, such s...

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

Kelly: I am a sitting board member for our HOA and we are coming up next week with our annual board election and a pos...

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

Dear Mr. Richardson,

Our HOA ballot package for the board election included 3 candidate statements that endorsed them...

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

Hello Kelly, I came across an article in which you answered a question about election by acclamation. There is a lot o...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

Assistance animals are very important to certain disabled individuals. Under the federal Fair Housing Act (42 United States Code 3601 and f...

By Matt D. Ober, Esq., CCAL

California’s Civil Code Section 4926 now allows community associations to conduct board and membership meetings entirely online without having a p...