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By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Dear Kelly: I live in a townhouse. My neighbor had termites and my other neighbor on the other side suspects them as do I. We were tol...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Hello Kelly! Is it considered a conflict of interest if a board member is also an HOA employee? Our board is voting on matters which wo...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
Last week’s column recapped five bills proposing to help HOAs. This week addresses the other side of the coin, as four legislative proposals...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
In typical years the Legislature considers a handful of bills concerning HOAs, but 2021 is an unusually heavy year. There are at least 20 bi...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
The Open Meeting Act (Civil Code Sections 4900-4955) is the HOA version of California’s “Brown Act,” requiring openness in governance meetin...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Hi Kelly, thank you for your weekly articles, I really enjoy them. Regarding your recent article, does the section 4741 approval of ren...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Dear Kelly: My HOA made a change in the CC&Rs. Renters must be approved by the board and nobody with a criminal record shall be approve...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
[Dear Readers: Last week’s column on views contained a significant typo. Views are NOT automatically protected in California. My inadvertent...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Dear Kelly: My HOA requires that trees be situated so “normal enjoyment of view by other lot owners shall be required.” It also says t...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL
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Dear Kelly: I am on the Architectural Review Committee for our association. Recently homeowners have asked to attend the meetings. Wh...
Kelly, do you have any information regarding the expiration of CC&Rs? I’ve heard 20 years from the time of the recorded filing of the CC&Rs. My subdivision development of home...
It may not shock readers to know I have seen innumerable board meetings run far too long, exhausting volunteers and degrading the quality of the deliberations. Consider these...
