Overview People familiar with my prior publications know where I stand on AB 130 and the chaos that it has caused under the guise of helping homeowners deal with abusive HOA fines. And those same people know that I’ve also written about AB 130’s positive attributes,...
Overview An AI-generated video of an HOA meeting over a public trail went viral this month. The meeting never happened. The problem it described, however, has been happening for decades. The video depicted Mulholland Estates, a private gated community in the hills...
Overview Without exception, every California HOA election must have an independent inspector of elections. The inspector receives the ballots, verifies member eligibility, tabulates the votes, and announces the results. When that person lacks genuine independence, the...
Overview More and more California HOAs are moving toward electronic voting, and if yours hasn’t already raised the issue, it probably will soon. The concept is straightforward: instead of the familiar paper ballot stuffed inside two envelopes and mailed to an...
Overview The Davis-Stirling Act is the foundation of California HOA law. Found primarily in Civil Code 4000–6150, it governs nearly every major aspect of life in a California HOA, including elections, board meetings, fines, records requests, architectural approvals,...
Overview One of the most common frustrations inside California HOA communities occurs when homeowners repeatedly report serious nuisance-related conduct to the HOA, only to receive silence, delay, excuses, or an outright refusal to act. Homeowners often assume that...
