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Reader Questions: Restricting Rentals Oct 26, 2025

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

Dear Kelly: Can a California HOA have a "no rental" policy? Our HOA is small, and an owner recently expressed intere...

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How Should Late Assessment Payments be Applied, and Are Rental Assessments Legal? Aug 17, 2025

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

Hi Kelly: When homeowners make assessment payments, our management company first applies the payment to prior outstanding ...

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Can We Limit Rentals? Jul 22, 2024

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

Dear Attorney Richardson,

How can HOAs protect their community from becoming overrun with rentals?

Can CCRs be chan...

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