Articles
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...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
In recent years, the Governor and Legislature have made increasing California’s housing supply a high priority. This year saw...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
2021 was the most positive legislative year for California HOAs in a very long time. Today’s column summarizes four helpful changes...
The 2021 legislative session was one of the most active legislative years impacting California community association law. Pressures of the California affordable housing...