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

Emergency special assessments have saved many HOAs from disaster. One recent example occurred during the rise in property ...

A record number of proposed new laws that may impact our California communities are making their way through the legislature.

Now that the second half of the legislative sess...

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

The previous two columns featured four bills helpful to HOAs and five unhelpful bills. However, one final bill, Senate Bill...

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

Here are five pending bills that would not help HOAs:

SB 1238 would create many problems. It proposes to add to Civil Code...

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

The Legislature is more active this year regarding common interest developments than it has been in many years. There are p...

The following is a summary of the new legislation impacting community associations that was signed into law this year. Unless otherwise noted, all laws outlined below take eff...

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

This year Sacramento has been much more active regarding proposed HOA legislation, with at least nine bills introduced pr...

Pending California Legislation Impacting Community Associations; the Corporate Transparency Act Overview; and California Insurance Update

By Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, CAI-CLAC De...