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HOA Homefront: Buying in an HOA? Read this first

Kelly Richardson: Look for restrictions regarding how your property is used. Are there pet limits? Can you park an RV in the driveway? In a multi-story building, are there restrictions against hard…
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HOA Homefront: Can we meet completely virtually?

Soon, assuming Senate Bill 391 becomes law, associations will be permitted to conduct completely virtual meetings during times of declared emergency.
sandiegouniontribune.com

HOA Homefront – Reader Questions: My peeping doorbell camera, and w...

Q: Because of the type of work I do at home, I was required to install a security system in my condominium, including a front-door camera.
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HOA Homefront: Is my doorbell camera a peeping Tom, and where is MY...

The advent of low-cost “doorbell” or other internet-connected security cameras has created a new set of privacy concerns.
sandiegouniontribune.com

HOA Homefront – Why aren’t CC&Rs online?

Q: In our recent HOA meeting, one question raised was, “Why isn’t our CC&Rs on the HOA’s website?”
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HOA Homefront: Why aren’t CC&Rs online and where are monthly financ...

“Why isn’t our CC&Rs on the HOA’s website?” The answer from one manager was, “Someone could hack into our website and see our CC&Rs.”
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HOA Homefront: How to embrace hybrid meetings in your community

Kelly Richardson: Consider moving to a “new normal” and initiating virtual meeting attendance as one of two options for your members.
sandiegouniontribune.com

HOA Homefront – Minutes: If it isn’t there, it didn’t happen

When a corporation acts, its minutes document and prove that it acted.
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HOA Homefront: If it isn’t there, it didn’t happen

The corporate record is critical to document corporate decisions, and the minutes are a critically important part of the governing process.
sandiegouniontribune.com

Avoid overuse of closed sessions

Perhaps the most frequently abused HOA governance tool is the closed session.
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HOA Homefront: Some specifics about closed sessions

Q: When will it be legal for HOA boards to handle any business they want in closed sessions?
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HOA Homefront: Will closed sessions ever expand to all business top...

Boards that violate the limits of closed meetings risk the argument that the board’s decisions are legally invalid because they were outside the association’s legal boundaries.
sandiegouniontribune.com

HOA Homefront – Closed sessions often misunderstood

Closed session is a common point of contention in HOAs.
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HOA Homefront: Isn’t my service animal protected from HOA pet rules?

“Pets” are defined in state law only as a “domesticated bird, cat, dog, aquatic animal in an aquarium, or other animal as agreed to between the association and the homeowner.”
sandiegouniontribune.com

HOA Homefront – Keeping watch on funds

Q: Are there laws governing the responsibilities and obligations of HOA boards, especially those related to limits on raising the monthly assessments that each resident in the community pays?
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HOA Homefront – Reader Question: That tree is a problem!

Q: Our condominium association CC&Rs state that plumbing problems that service only a single unit are the responsibility of the unit owner.
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HOA Homefront: What to do about that pesky tree - OCRegister

HOA Homefront: What to do about that pesky tree  OCRegister
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HOA Homefront –Who watches HOAs?

Q: Who has oversight of HOAs in California if someone wants to file a complaint against their HOA or management company?
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HOA Homefront: Who watches the HOAs? In a word, no one

Certain law enforcement agencies enforce crimes or Fair Housing law violations, for example, but no state agency is charged with general oversight of HOA operations or governance.
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HOA Homefront – Insurance: Does your HOA have ALL it needs?

The previous column discussed considerations regarding property insurance, but that is only one of many insurance types that most HOAs should have in place.
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HOA Homefront – Be ready when amending CC&Rs

Amending CC&Rs is not easy. Here are some tips to avoid making it harder. 1. Check with the members.