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Mr. Richardson,
I was an officer of a small condo association for about 10 years. There were 3 of us officers originally and as they moved away or just quit doing anything
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Dear Kelly,
We have no management company in our HOA for over a year. One board member is running the whole show, who is the secretary, treasurer, paid gardener and landsca
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Dear Kelly,
Managers’ pay: commission vs. non-commission. What should a board know about this when working with a management company? Is it a practice for vendor
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Dear Sir,
Can the board limit the percentage of renters in a common interest development?
If a certain percentage is reached, will that invalidate our senior citizen statu
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When buying a common interest property, you automatically become a member of an association. Here are a “baker’s dozen” of items to consider first:
1. Read the CC&Rs
The doc...
Since the assessment collection procedures were changed by the legislature in 2005, many have questioned whether associations were required to accept partial paymen
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Dear Kelly,
I own and live in a unit which I thought all along was a condominium, but I just recently found out that it’s actually a PUD. What is a PUD and are t
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I started attending committee meetings on regular bases. Today, at the Landscaping committee, I was asked to leave the meeting by the chairperson, so t
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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
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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
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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
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