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Governor Signs Assembly Bill 648 (Valencia/Lowenthal) - Meetings solely by Teleconference
By Matt D. Ober, Esq., CCALÂ
California law has finally caught up with technology w...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL
Many of our client associations have had a difficult time with the rapidly increasing cost of insurance coverage to protect against damage...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL
Dear Kelly: My HOA has made a bulk of the daily hours reserved for private use in our fitness rooms and saunas. Is this legal without a cha...
There is a transparency law within the Davis-Stirling Act called the “Open Meeting Act,” containing requirements regarding governance transparency. For years, many HOA lawyers...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL
There is a transparency law within the Davis-Stirling Act called the “Open Meeting Act,” containing requirements regarding governance trans...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL
Dear Kelly: The last in person meeting [our HOA] held was August 2022 and it was the annual meeting. Since then the monthly meetings have ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.
Hi Kelly: It is my opinion, we the homeowners have no rights in being run by a board of directors, a management company as well as the law. Sound...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.Â
Our Association has one board member who I’ll call “Rick.” “Rick” keeps repeating the same mantras: “Our CC&Rs are so old they aren’t enforceabl...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL
Dear Kelly: Our bylaws require 2-year residency before eligibility to serve on our board, BUT we’re desperate for a treasurer with experien...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.
Question: Our HOA egregiously violated Davis-Stirling rules by not offering due process to a resident fined for an alleged architectural misdemea...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCALÂ Â
Kelly, thank you for your column. Someone who just moved told me that there is an HOA transfer fee of over $800, however it was reduced t...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL
There are HOA myths that are harmful. Here are some of the most common ones.
Governing documents are boilerplate. Most HOA homebuyers read...
