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Dear California Legislature,
Each year you address HOA bills which often respond to specific narrow issues or complaints. Except for the California Law Revision Commission’s ...
Dear Kelly,
Enjoy reading your weekly articles in [the paper]. I own a condo that is for sale. My agent tells me she had two offers with VA loans, but the development is no
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Dear Kelly,
I was elected HOA President shortly after we bought a unit in the complex. I was told that the HOA was an unincorporated association. After some digging, I disc
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Hi Kelly,
I first want to say I enjoy and appreciate reading your responses and advise on association issues.
I recently found out that the “manager” of the property is a
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While normally one thinks of Sacramento as the source of homeowner association law, Washington D.C. is increasingly becoming involved. Three pending bills in Congress will, if...
Dear Kelly,
What penalty, if any, is imposed on a management company which does not disclose to the boards of their clients whether or not their manager is certified? I kno
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Mr. Richardson,
If a member is delinquent on their monthly assessment and goes through foreclosure and the bank takes over the home does the bank pay the assessm
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Given the short time they serve (due to term limits), legislators rarely can address complex issues, and that includes homeowner association law. Except for the California Law...
Some associations suffer damage from financial abuse, which can be every bit as devastating as a fire, except that this financial damage might not be covered by insurance. Oth...
Kelly Richardson,
Would there be any use in asking for explanations of Condo, Townhouse, PUD, Patio Homes?
Yours,
D.F., Huntington Beach
Dear D.F.,
These four terms a...
Kelly Richardson,
I read your article in the paper, referencing homeowner association meetings and the Open Meeting Act (Civil Code 4900-4955). Prior to open board meetings
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California is in the fourth year of drought, and even with predictions of an approaching heavy “El Nino” rain season, it may take years before state water resources return to ...
