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Board Transparency: Notice of Meetings, Secret Deliberations, and Disclosure of Delinquencies Feb 02, 2025

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

Dear Kelly: Can an HOA publish a meeting notice on its website and NOT also notify by email, the members? K.M., San Diego

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Is a Bank Out of State OK? CTA Update Dec 30, 2024

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

Dear Kelly: Our HOA has their bank accounts with an online bank. Our payments are mailed to a postbox address...

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Can Our Board Meet In Secret? Dec 16, 2024

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

Dear Kelly: Our HOA board seldom complies with the various laws under the Davis-Stirling Act regulating HOAs in...

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Out of Country Member; Ban on Emails to HOA Members; and Does Electronic Voting Bar Proxies? Dec 02, 2024

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

Dear Kelly: We have an owner that owns 2 units in the building and they currently do not live in either of...

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Required Reserve Funding – Is there a Standard? Can We Fund With Transfer Fees? Can We Spend Reserve Funds on Insurance? Nov 19, 2024

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

Mr. Richardson – Our HOA reserves for replacement are severely underfunded.  The board recognizes...

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Can Board Remove A Phantom Director? Can Trustees Serve? Nov 18, 2024

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

Question: Our board has a member whose participation is perfunctory at best. He rarely responds to emails or...

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Reader Questions – Reduction of Member Quorum Nov 11, 2024

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

Dear Mr. Richardson: If the Association bylaws state that a director can only be removed by a 51% of the Membership,...

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Is Quorum Lowered For Recalls? Will Electronic Ballots Be “Secret”? Oct 21, 2024

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

Mr. Richardson, I have a question regarding clarification of Civil Code 5115 - An "election" vs a...

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Are We Properly Insured? Sep 16, 2024

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

Mr. Richardson: What is the correct way to look up condo or PUD while trying to get an insurance policy? We looked...

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Is a Consent Calendar OK, or Does It Help Boards Hide Their Business? Sep 08, 2024

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

Question: In an attempt to make board meetings brief, they have taken to voting the "consent calendar" as one...

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Can We Use Acclamation, Voting Boxes, and Board-Signed Envelopes? Sep 02, 2024

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

Hello Kelly. How many consecutive elections by acclamation? Our HOA board with management approval held a 3rd...

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Open Forum Cutoffs and Facing the Accuser in Disciplinary Hearings Aug 25, 2024

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

Good morning, we have a small HOA. Currently, we are conducting both membership and board meetings in...

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