Articles

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

This article first appeared in the CAI Channel Islands Chapter’s Channels of Communication Magazine, May 2025 Issue. You can view the issue ...

The following summary highlights the new laws and significant court decisions impacting community associations in 2025. Unless otherwise noted, all laws outlined below took ef...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column

Governor Newsom in late September signed three bills into law helping HOAs and their residents: AB2159, AB2460, and SB...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column

Governor Newsom in the past few days has signed into law three bills helping HOAs and their residents: AB2159, AB2460,...

Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, CAI-CLAC Delegate  Emeritus; Elections Task Force Chair

ELECTION RULE CHANGES

Electronic Voting Is a Reality

The Community Associations Institute's ...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Article 

A number of new laws affecting California HOAs take effect in 2024. Here is a quick recap of what changes.

First is...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL 

HOAs often struggle to attain “quorum”, meaning the minimum member participation needed, to conduct board elections. Developer-drafted byl...