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 Calif...
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 participa...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Kelly: My HOA bylaws authorize a board of seven directors, but only three members attended a recent board meeting bec...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Many associations struggle with a poor manager relationship, resulting in frustration for both sides. However, such s...
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 pos...
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 reasons...
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 increa...
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 m...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
Question: Our HOA board did not notify the membership that there were no nominations, then they secretly submitted th...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
[Dear Readers:Â David Brock, owner of a Pasadena management firm, sent me this. His perspective as a highly credential...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCALÂ
HOAs often struggle to attain “quorum”, meaning the minimum member participation needed, to conduct board elections. Developer-drafted byl...
