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

Dear Kelly: What is the law when it comes to doorbell cameras mounted on outside, pointing at your neighbor’s front do...

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

In 2029, a new law will ban watering of “nonfunctional turf” with potable water. What is “nonfunctional turf,” and mus...

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

Civil Code 4926 permits 100% virtual meetings as an alternative to solely in-person or hybrid board meeting formats. ...

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

Mr. Richardson: It appears during the pandemic that state law changed to allow HOAs to hold board meetings by Zoom. Th...

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

Dear Mr. Richardson: I asked our HOA management company about owners displaying flags inside windows, on individual u...

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

Dear Mr. Richardson: Our HOA board recently changed the rules without notifying owners. Does this invalidate the changes? ...

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

The previous two columns featured four bills helpful to HOAs and five unhelpful bills. However, one final bill, Senate Bill...

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

Here are five pending bills that would not help HOAs:

SB 1238 would create many problems. It proposes to add to Civil Code...

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

The Legislature is more active this year regarding common interest developments than it has been in many years. There are p...

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

Corporation are legal fictions - a game of pretend in which fictional entities are created registering with the state. Once...

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

Dear Kelly: Do bylaws allowing action without a board meeting supersede Davis-Stirling Act requirements? My HOA’s bylaws pr...

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

Question: Our HOA requires minutes of all committee meetings, including those involving vendor interactions. When I reques...