Articles
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...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., HOA Homefront Column
 Last week’s column reviewed the roles and boundaries of the various HOA team participants. While sometimes it can seem fru...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Advising HOAs used to occasionally be very stressful, when directors would sometimes argue with me or a board would di...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCAL, HOA Homefront ColumnÂ
The Business Judgment Rule (hereafter, “BJR” for brevity) protects directors from personal liability if the board er...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq., CCALÂ
Association directors are unpaid volunteers serving their neighbors – so is it fair that they could be sued for their volunteer work? The ...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
A major new case, Eng v. Opperman, was decided by the California appellate courts on December 19, and was certified fo...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Serving as HOA directors is a high responsibility, as the directors on the board are elected or appointed to make most...
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL, HOA Homefront Column
Dear Mr. Richardson, a careful reading of the election statutes indicates non-members still have ways to be HOA Board ...
