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Purely Virtual Meetings Will Be Legal in 2024 Oct 02, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

One byproduct of the pandemic was the explosive growth of virtual meetings for board meetings, and there has been confusion for three...

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Board Doesn’t Act, And Then Won’t Inform Us When They Do! Sep 25, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

Dear Mr. Richardson: We are hopeful you can shed some light on these issues in our HOA:

Board members are elected for 2-year terms. ...

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Reader Questions: Can the Board Enforce That? Why Don’t They? Sep 17, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

Dear Kelly: My HOA has made a bulk of the daily hours reserved for private use in our fitness rooms and saunas. Is this legal without a...

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New Appellate Ruling Okays Board Email Discussions Sep 10, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

There is a transparency law within the Davis-Stirling Act called the “Open Meeting Act,” containing requirements regarding...

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Can Meetings Be Purely Virtual? Sep 04, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

Dear Kelly: The last in person meeting [our HOA] held was August 2022 and it was the annual meeting.  Since then the monthly...

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Reader Questions – Are HOA’s Communist? Aug 25, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.

Hi Kelly: It is my opinion, we the homeowners have no rights in being run by a board of directors, a management company as well as the law....

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Are The CC&Rs Stale? Aug 19, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. 

Our Association has one board member who I’ll call “Rick.” “Rick” keeps repeating the same mantras:...

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Board Eligibility; Ballots After Failed Election Aug 12, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

Dear Kelly: Our bylaws require 2-year residency before eligibility to serve on our board, BUT we’re desperate for a treasurer with...

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The HOA’s Disciplinary Action Was Flawed, Now What? Aug 08, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq.

Question: Our HOA egregiously violated Davis-Stirling rules by not offering due process to a resident fined for an alleged architectural...

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Can They Charge Transfer Fees? Jul 31, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL  

Kelly, thank you for your column. Someone who just moved told me that there is an HOA transfer fee of over $800, however it...

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Avoid These HOA Myths Jul 24, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

There are HOA myths that are harmful. Here are some of the most common ones.

Governing documents are boilerplate. Most HOA homebuyers...

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What If We Can’t Fill Enough Board Seats? Jul 17, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

Dear Mr. Richardson: I live in an association with several hundred members where it is quite often difficult to fill our seven-member...

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