Overview Few financial events hit California homeowners harder than a special assessment from their HOA. These assessments can cost YOU tens of thousands of dollars, often arrive with tight payment deadlines creating immediate financial pressure, and apply even when...
Overview California homeowners frequently ask whether their HOA can prevent them from renting out their home, their ADU, or both. And before just a few years ago, the answer to that question was yes. But amendments to the Davis-Stirling Act changed that, and now the...
Overview When a dispute begins with your HOA, how you handle the early stages can determine everything that comes after. Most homeowners understandably feel angry, anxious, or overwhelmed when a board acts unfairly, ignores concerns, or issues questionable violations....
Overview Some California HOAs try to save money by hiring outside contractors to perform maintenance, repair, and replacement work on common area components (e.g., roofs, landscaping, plumbing, etc.). Those contractors may enter, cross, or work near individual homes,...
Overview For many California homeowners, the CC&Rs feel overwhelming. That’s perfectly normal because they aren’t written for laypeople. They are long, almost always filled with outdated, legal jargon-filled language, and packed with technical provisions that seem...
Overview Conflicts of interest often operate out of view until the damage has already been done. These are situations where an HOA director uses their position to benefit themselves, a friend, or a favored vendor. Homeowners usually discover the problem only after a...
