Overview If your condo loan just collapsed because the condo project that you’re looking to buy into is flagged as “Unavailable” in Fannie Mae’s system, you already know what that means: no conventional loan, no conforming financing, and a deal that’s suddenly dead....
Overview UPDATED ON 12/23/25 Here we are again. Another year, another round of new laws from our industrious hive in Sacramento. Every January, business owners, landlords, and HOA members brace for the latest batch of mandates, prohibitions, and procedural...
Overview Losing an HOA lawsuit can be frustrating and expensive. But if you think that the trial court got it wrong, and if the issue is important enough to you, then you’ll be glad to hear that just because a trial court issues a final judgment against a homeowner,...
Overview Assessments are the lifeblood of every HOA in California. They fund critical things like insurance, reserves, and management, to common area maintenance, repairs, and replacements. Your HOA’s assessments come in two forms: regular (annual or monthly dues) and...
Overview This Fact Sheet picks up where “California Neighbor Tree Disputes: Your Rights on Encroaching Branches and Roots” left off. That earlier Fact Sheet explained how to handle a neighbor’s encroaching trees and your rights to use “self-help” to cut back or...
Overview When something breaks in your HOA’s common areas (e.g., a leaking roof, a rotted balcony, or a burst pipe), the first question a lot of homeowners ask is, “Who’s responsible for paying for this?” The answer isn’t always what your board claims. Under Civil...
