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HOA Elections and Board Shenanigans Dec 04, 2023

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

Question: Our HOA board did not notify the membership that there were no nominations, then they secretly...

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Reader Questions: Do We HAVE to Zoom? Nov 05, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL 

Dear Mr. Richardson: I'm still confused about holding board meetings. We use Zoom for our meetings as we have no convenient place...

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Reader Questions: Who’s the Boss - Manager or Board? Oct 30, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL

Mr. Richardson: I am president of an HOA with management whose performance has been lackluster. Lackluster is characterized by little to...

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Reader Questions: Who Watches the Managers? Oct 23, 2023

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL 

Hello Mr Richardson: What entity oversees/regulates HOA management companies in California?
Thank You, C.W., Santa Barbara

Kelly:...

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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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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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