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

Kelly: Did state law change reconvened quorums to 20% for all associations, effective 1/1/2025, or must associations c...

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

Kelly: Rental units have become a consistent problem to the quality of life in our large HOA community. Our board memb...

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

Mr. Richardson, I live in a condo which in 2015 imposed a restriction of rentals for not less than one year replacing ...

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

Kelly, a few years ago we were updating our by-laws and CC&R’s. We needed 51% of the members to vote for the bylaws c...

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

Ordinarily, CC&Rs and bylaws can only be amended by a vote of the HOA membership. However, there are some narrow circu...

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

Amending CC&Rs can be difficult. Here are some tips toward enhancing amendment success.

1. Check with the members. Am
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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column

HOA discipline is a necessary evil. Residents don’t like being told what to do, while at the same time some rules are neces...

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

Mr. Richardson: Proxy given to a non–owner, who becomes a board member. Does he become proxy for the other owners? L.H., Sa...

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

Dear Kelly: I have a two-story townhome that has termites. I notified the HOA and they were going to send a termite co...

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

When buying property in a common interest development (“HOA”), one automatically becomes a member.  Here are 14 items to...

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

California law now allows HOAs to conduct member votes electronically. Civil Code Sections 5105, 5115, 5120 and 5125 ...

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

Civil Code Section 5551 requires a visual inspection of “exterior elevated elements” (“EEE’s”) by January 1, 2025. That dea...