Overview When you bought into your community, you did not just buy walls and a roof. You bought into a bundle of recorded rights set forth in the CC&Rs, including the right to use and enjoy the common area amenities provided in your development. In most California...
Overview In California HOAs, the Business Judgment Rule, often called the BJR, is a statutory presumption that can protect corporate directors, including HOA board members, from personal liability for decisions they make on behalf of the HOA. But that presumption can...
Overview California law sets clear limits on how HOAs may regulate pets. Under the Davis-Stirling Act, HOAs may adopt reasonable pet-related rules, but they may not impose restrictions that function as an outright ban. Civil Code 4715 anchors that framework and draws...
Overview If one of your neighbors pepper sprays your dog and then claims “self-defense,” the question you are likely to ask is whether the neighbor had any legal justification for his or her conduct. Unfortunately, given the number of California homeowners who have...
Overview Some homeowners assume that when they contact their HOA board or manager with a complaint, concern, or allegation, the HOA or its directors are legally required to keep that communication confidential. That assumption becomes even more common when the...
Overview The Business Judgment Rule (sometimes referred to as the “BJR”) is often treated by bad HOA boards and managers as a sort of universal shield against scrutiny or negligent/bad faith actions. So, for example, when homeowners living in such associations...
