Articles
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...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Filling open HOA board seats is a vexing and discouraging problem for some associations. However, there may be reasons...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Misleading and self-serving statements by the “toxic mold” industry continue to grab attention. This second installmen...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
In 2000, a new panic swept the country - “toxic mold.” Twenty-four years of lawsuits and untold billions of dollars la...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Kelly: Is it legal for the board of a community to host a meeting without including representation from the HOA’s...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Kelly: My question is whether it is legal to raise one's HOA fees without a prior notification of proposed increa...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Kelly, I have been a member of a small condo for over two years. There are no board members and the HOA doesn't m...
 By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Mr. Richardson: Can you address AB1572 which will have a huge effect financially on our HOA? B.W., San DiegoÂ
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