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A balcony collapsed in Berkeley in 2015, causing six deaths and injuring seven. Consequently, Senate Bill (“SB”) 721 passed in 2018 and took effect in 2019,...
Dear Kelly,
Do I, as a homeowner, have a right to see the contract between the HOA and a vendor? I have no desire to stir up problems. I appreciate your...
Hi Kelly,
I live in a 100+ unit condo complex without HOA earthquake insurance. I have CEA earthquake insurance for my home. Have you written any articles I...
Hi Kelly,
I was interested in your recent answer that a club’s storage space would not be considered exclusive use common area. Statewide there are thousands of HOAs...
Hi Kelly,
I live in a condo complex in which the restricted common area is the front and back yards of each unit. The board says it has the authority to grant permission...
The typical condominium project consists of three categories of property – the “separate interest” (normally called the “unit”), the common...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued revisions to its condominium lending rules, effective October 15, 2019. In 2009 HUD began predicating FHA...
Kelly,
Our HOA recently had a total board recall and election. The new (self- appointed) president handed out terms based on votes received, with three two-year...
Dear Kelly,
In our recent HOA election, one new member was elected but resigned six weeks later. There is an all-out war between the four remaining directors. All business...
Senate Bill (SB) 323 (Wieckowski) is now pending in the Assembly after passing through the Senate. The bill originally proposed to significantly expand...
Kelly,
Our board instituted an ethics policy for all directors and committee members. The first requirement is that all nominees for directors sign a...
Filling open HOA board seats is a vexing and discouraging problem for some associations. However, there may be some reasons why neighbors are not interesting in serving....
