Articles
By Matthew A. Gardner, Esq., CCAL
Summer often provides community association boards with a brief opportunity to step back from the pace of meetings, projects, and day-to-day...
Reflections from CAI President Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, at the 2026 CAI Annual Conference
When my wife Stacy and I purchased our first home together in 1987, we were newly marr...
Updated July 2026
A record number of proposed new laws that may impact our California communities are making their way through the legislature.
With the California Legislatu...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL
This article first appeared in the CAI Nevada Chapter’s Community Interests, February 2026 Issue.
A well-run world only needs a James Bon...
By Matt D. Ober, Esq., CCAL, CAI President
This article first appeared in Beven & Brock News and Views for Homeowner Associations April 2026 newsletter here.
As we these na...
The following is a summary of the new legislation impacting community associations that was signed into law this year. Unless otherwise noted, all laws outlined below take eff...
This past week, Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, CAI International President Elect, had the honor of joining the Association of Strata Managers (ASM) at its Annual International Confere...
This article first appeared in HOAleader.com. Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, is a regular contributor to help inform community associations.Â
An HOAleader.com reader asks: “I underst...
This article first appeared in HOAleader.com. Matt Ober, Esq., CCAL, is a regular contributor to help inform community associations.Â
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This article first appeared on HOAleader.com Tip of the Week here.
In this week's tip, we help a reader who wrote in asking if their condo/HOA board can kick a troublesome ow...
SB 770 (Allen) would make changes to Civil Code Section 4745 and remove the requirement that Owners add their association as an additional insured. The purported  goal of the ...
This article first appeared in the CAI Channel Island Chapter’s Channels of Communication Magazine.
California’s Civil Code Section 4926 allows com...
