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Can’t I Disagree? Sep 23, 2013
Disagreement is to be expected when serving as a director of a common interest development. But the way it is viewed, and handled, can greatly affect the board’s...
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Reader Questions - Motorcycle Noise, Paralyzed Board Sep 16, 2013

Motorcycle Noise

Hi Mr. Richardson,

Our Board refuses to enforce the CC&R provision prohibiting the operation of motorcycles in the complex. To change the...

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Reader Questions - Depositing Reserve Funds, Providing Draft Minutes Sep 09, 2013

Depositing Reserve Funds

Dear Mr. Richardson,

I enjoy reading your columns in the paper very much.

One of the HOA’s that I belong to has a minute, but I...

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Reader Questions - Employee Policies, Trees Sep 02, 2013

Dear Kelly,

I live in gated country club community. Do I have the right to read the employee guidebook?

K.B., Palm Desert

Dear K.B.,

The Davis-Stirling Act lists a number...

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Reader Questions - Nobody Will Serve Aug 26, 2013

Dear Kelly,

My husband is president of an HOA with less than 20 townhome units. Although the bylaws prohibit any president serving over 4 years, my husband has served...

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Reader Questions - Attending and Speaking at Board Meetings Aug 19, 2013
 

Hi Kelly,

We continue to enjoy your column and value your responses. You are providing a valuable service in educating those of us who live in homeowner...

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Getting Ready for 2014 Aug 12, 2013
While January 2014 seems a long time away, now is the time for prudent boards, managers and attorneys to begin preparing for the reorganized and relocated Davis-Stirling...
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Reader Questions - Foreclosed Homes Aug 05, 2013

Dear Kelly,

I am on the board of an association. We have had a few units go to foreclosure that the homeowners owed past due monthly association dues. They just moved...

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Reader Questions - Pet Limits, Earthquake Insurance Jul 29, 2013

Mr. Richardson,

We are part time residents in a large ungated mobile home HOA community. We own the lots and the city maintains the streets. The association allows 1 pet,...

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Reader Questions - Are Our CC&Rs Enforceable?, Election Rules Jul 22, 2013

Kelly Richardson,

Our HOA was formed about 1960. We have filed SI-100 with the state as required. We have never filed any state or federal tax forms.

The HOA is a...

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Reader Questions - Where Are the CC&Rs, Harassment Jul 15, 2013

Kelly,

What rights do I have to review the complete CC&Rs including addenda added in the past twenty plus years we lived in this community? I do not require them...

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Reader Questions - Who Fixes the Pipe? Jul 08, 2013

Dear Kelly,

Who is responsible for repair of the water supply lines inside building walls between units of the same stack?

J.R., Los Angeles

Dear J.R,

You asked the $64...

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