Articles
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront
Dear Kelly: Can an HOA publish a meeting notice on its website and NOT also notify by email, the members? K.M., San Diego
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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Kelly: Our HOA board seldom complies with the various laws under the Davis-Stirling Act regulating HOAs in...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Question: Our board has a member whose participation is perfunctory at best. He rarely responds to emails or...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Kelly: My HOA bylaws authorize a board of seven directors, but only three members attended a recent board...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Many associations struggle with a poor manager relationship, resulting in frustration for both sides. However,...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Kelly: I am a sitting board member for our HOA and we are coming up next week with our annual board election and a...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Filling open HOA board seats is a vexing and discouraging problem for some associations. However, there may be...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Kelly: My question is whether it is legal to raise one's HOA fees without a prior notification of proposed...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Kelly, I have been a member of a small condo for over two years. There are no board members and the HOA doesn't...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Question: Our HOA board did not notify the membership that there were no nominations, then they secretly...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
[Dear Readers: David Brock, owner of a Pasadena management firm, sent me this. His perspective as a highly...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL
HOAs often struggle to attain “quorum”, meaning the minimum member participation needed, to conduct board elections....