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Dear Kelly,
Our HOA permits homeowners to maintain small areas of common area with the understanding that the homeowner will pay for returning the area to the care of the H
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Hi Kelly,
In my condo complex we have a rule that dogs, 15 pounds and under are allowed, but they have to be carried in common areas. We have some service (and “companion”)
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Common interest development associations are alliances of owners agreeing to share a tract of property and share the control and costs of that property. That sharing of expens...
Dear Kelly,
The law has changed due to the drought. Because of that, California Civil code section 4736(b) puts limitations on using a pressure washing for clean
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Dear Mr. Richardson,
I am new to the HOA concept and have thoughts about running for the board. However, there seems to be two concepts out there about the power of the boa
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Dear Kelly,
As the financial officer of my homeowners association, I am concerned about how we can collect our back dues when the owner goes into foreclosure. Do
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Hi Kelly,
Must the board get a majority vote of homeowners to make their community common areas non-smoking? If the board got the vote would an amendment have to be added t
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2014 was the first year of the relocated and reorganized Davis Stirling Act, but the legislators did not give the Act much rest. At least 32 bills proposed in the 2013-2014 se...
Since the assessment collection procedures were changed by the legislature in 2005, many have questioned whether associations were required to accept partial paymen
...The Legislature has been in high gear in the past month, and the legislative “season” is a few weeks from its end. Some bills affecting common interest developments
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Good Afternoon Mr. Richardson,
We live in a small condominium complex with relatively low monthly dues. My concern is that the Board of Directors has not complied with Civi
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The California Legislature is very active this year (as it is most years) regarding common interest developments (the term used by state law for what most call “homeowner asso...
