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

Governor Newsom in late September signed three bills into law helping HOAs and their residents: AB2159, AB2460, and...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

Civil Code Section 5551 requires all HOAs to inspect “exterior elevated elements,” which are California HOA’s...

Governor Newsom Signs Assembly Bill 1458 (Ta) Providing a Path for Community Associations to Achieve Quorum Necessary to Elect Directors 

By Matt D. Ober, Esq.,...

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...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

The Legislature is active this year regarding HOAs, and eight bills may significantly affect California associations. Last week’s...

By Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, CAI-CLAC Delegate Emeritus   

As the Community Associations Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC) wraps...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

After a few quiet years for HOAs in Sacramento, California’s legislature is quite active this year with at least eight bills...

Assembly Bill 1410 (AB 1410) (Rodriguez) loses steam at the finish line and becomes law with a lessened impact on community associations.  

AB 1410 Amends Section...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

While 2021 was a banner year for positive HOA legislation, 2022 turned out to be less helpful in Sacramento for California HOAs. While...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Kelly - Thanks again for your recent informative column pertaining to new state laws pertaining to HOAs.  I would never say that the...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Many laws are changing for California HOAs this year, and here is a recap of the most important changes.

Longer deadline for petitioned...

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL 

Hello Mr. Richardson,

Our HOA is claiming that 2019’s SB 326 ("Balcony Law") adds to the Davis-Stirling Act and requires the...