Overview The Davis-Stirling Act includes within it a set of Civil Code sections euphemistically called the Open Meeting Act (Civil Code 4900–4955). These laws are designed to keep HOA boards transparent and accountable to the association’s members by ensuring that HOA...
Overview UPDATE NOTICE FROM MICHAEL KUSHNER: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rewrote their condominium eligibility standards on March 18, 2026, and a further increase to reserve funding requirements takes effect January 4, 2027. I’ve revised this Fact Sheet to...
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 fund everything your HOA does, from insurance premiums and reserve contributions to landscaping, management contracts, and common area repairs. They come in two forms. Regular assessments are the recurring dues you pay monthly or annually, 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...
