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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I enjoy your columns, and the info presented is usually right-on. However, in the recent column from VV in Rancho Santa Margarita, there was an issue w
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Happy New Year! Consider these resolutions to start the new year, which may help your common interest development association to become a more positive community.
HOA directo...
Dear Sir,
I have some very important questions and I totally trust your input after reading your column now for quite a while.
Our association board consists of 3 people.
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
Our Budget committee had 2 board members out of its 7 total members. With our recent election, another committee member has joined the board. If all 3
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As a lawyer, I would have to plead “guilty” to being persnickety (to use a Latin term) regarding the correct use of legal terms. In the world of common interest developments t...
Unfortunately, in common interest developments the reserve account is often overlooked or even deliberately ignored as unnecessary. This is unwise, because the reserve fund is...
In 2009, the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA, aka “FannieMae”), and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) imposed new requirements for condominium loans. Administer...
Hi Mr. Richardson,
Every week I am intrigued by your articles on the HOA Homefront. When I read your articles, I feel like I can relate to the topic you’ve written about.
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In community association governance, corporate formalities seem to get in the way of “good old common sense.” If someone is doing a good job, and is making good decisions, why...
Dear Kelly,
We are a community of several hundred single family homes, no amenities other than many acres of green belt. Our board felt it necessary to change management an...
