by Michael Kushner | Oct 16, 2024 | HOAs, Real Estate
OVERVIEW As is always the case, the number of California homeowners living in common interest developments communities governed by homeowners associations (HOAs) continues to grow. Since all common interest developments in California are governed by the Davis-Stirling...
by Michael Kushner | Jul 3, 2024 | HOAs, Real Estate
INTRODUCTION In the wake of several high-profile balcony collapses, California’s Balcony Law—with mandatory inspections set to start in less than one year—has become hot topic with real estate lawyers, agents, HOAs, and management companies. The Balcony Law consists...
by Michael Kushner | Jun 13, 2024 | HOAs, Real Estate
A FEW MORE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT CALIFORNIA HOAs Q: Our HOA used to have a problem with board members who had served 10, 15, or even 20 years on the board. About 5 years ago, after a few of those legacy board members moved or died off, we...
by Michael Kushner | Apr 1, 2024 | Business
UPDATE—December 3, 2024 On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the CTA described in the article below. This means that, at least for now, the December 31, 2024...
by Michael Kushner | Nov 21, 2023 | HOAs, Real Estate
OVERVIEW The Davis-Stirling Act, a set of laws that governs California’s HOAs, requires HOAs to provide its members with a whole host of annual disclosures. These mandatory annual disclosures, which must generally be provided to all homeowners anywhere from 30...
