Articles
Limit on Assessments
Hello Kelly,
I have a question for you. I have owned my condominium unit since 1984. When my husband and I purchased our condo the dues were...
Member Petitions
Dear Kelly,
Our By-Laws limit the board from spending over $3000 without 2/3’s owner approval. We tried to increase that a couple years ago, but...
Management Dissatisfaction
Kelly,
Our board works harder than our property manager. How do we fire him? I just want the best property and I don’t think our...
Minutes, Rules Challenges
Dear Kelly,
Is it common for a board secretary to have the management company representative take meeting minutes? I do not see anything in our...
Motorcycle Noise
Hi Mr. Richardson,
Our Board refuses to enforce the CC&R provision prohibiting the operation of motorcycles in the complex. To change the...
Depositing Reserve Funds
Dear Mr. Richardson,
I enjoy reading your columns in the paper very much.
One of the HOA’s that I belong to has a minute, but I...
Dear Kelly,
I live in gated country club community. Do I have the right to read the employee guidebook?
K.B., Palm Desert
Dear K.B.,
The Davis-Stirling Act lists a number...
Dear Kelly,
My husband is president of an HOA with less than 20 townhome units. Although the bylaws prohibit any president serving over 4 years, my husband has served...
Hi Kelly,
We continue to enjoy your column and value your responses. You are providing a valuable service in educating those of us who live in homeowner...
Dear Kelly,
I am on the board of an association. We have had a few units go to foreclosure that the homeowners owed past due monthly association dues. They just moved...
